How about some love for the originals

My first pair of IH purchase back sophomore year of college 2010. No idea how many’s wears

@Dstauffer:

I can’t believe I got my hands on a pair…I will try to remember to post some pics when I wear for the first time tomorrow.

Super stoked!

Something told me someone on here would enjoy them! Haha

Catchgeo A.K.A. putneygeo…. 

@Appfaff !

Pleasure to do business and a great all-around dood.

Thanks again for the killer 634SR’s brother! The fit made up for the delayed USPS — damn weather up here in New England. Haha

-catch

Picked these up for $225 basically brand new in box, guys said he didn't like them….. he must have been crazy.

custom Whites Packers -- distressed leather

recentley dubbed with LP

now for the break-in. my 4th pair of whites

@Bluegrass:

Nice! What you getting into that makes them soles green??

on the semi's?

i don't usually where those out on the manufacturing floor at work ( I'm an engineer at an aerospace manufacturer)
it may have been a reaction to the leather with some of the coolants we use or a different powered residue, but honestly – i have no idea

Whites packers – old custom ones. they've been mine for at least 4 years.

Worked in almost everyday for the last 4-5 years -- still going strong.

on the other hand.

my semi dress' in distressed, got them imogene and willie in Knoxville, TN ~7months old

@aho:

Catchgeo, you win!

Glad to see that work boots are being worn for real work; conditions my pairs will never see as I have a desk job!

How long have you had them, and do you plan on sending them back to White's for a rebuild?

ive had them a little over 4 years. i wasn't the first to have them: i bought them second hand off of eBay

Trust me, they were in a lot better shape before i got my hands on them. As to the actual age of the boot – i really have no idea. They have officially lost their waterproofness, if i stand in a puddle i get wet, so they mostly a summer work boot now -- hence i should prob. think about a resole, but honestly i don't really want to loose any of the character.

the tounges are regular leather, and the outside was rough out, but now from all the wear and oils that i work with turned back into a standard leather. the only part that still has the appearance of the rough out is the way top of the boot and around the eyelets.

i believe them to be the reddish leather that you can see in the tounge, but have never really known the true original make.

These have been to hell and back to say the least.

Custom White's Packers that were originally rough out and now, well, not really. The tounges really only show the true original color.

I have a  feeling that these may be the most beat pair on here, but they have never failed me and i still wear them almost everyday at work. I'm an manufacturing engineer at an aerospace company so i stand in oil all day.

i don't think i could ever part with them after this long.

@Bluegrass:

Looks like Smoke Jumpers, not sure they are White's.  Is White's stamped anywhere on the boot?  The way the boot is stitched and the last looks like White's.  As far as the leather, they don't look like buffalo to me - maybe horse, although thats not so common in White's.  "Looks" like standard black cowhide, but hard to tell.  Looks like these have been used as work boots, so less likely that it's an exotic leather imo.  The double leather on the inner sides of the boots is also unusual, more like a lineman boot feature??  I don't see that feature offered as a White's option on Baker's…

Whites isn't stamped anywhere, but the sizing 10 1/2 C is the same style lettering as my semi-dresses located in the same place too. – with the "c" sizing option I'm thinking that i guess they could be a custom boot, but not entirely sure.

that little extra piece of leather has been confusing to me too def. more like the lineman for sure

anyone else have any ideas???

Need some help

these are my Smoke Jumpers ( i was told they were when i bought them) I'm going to get rid of, heres the thing: i have no idea what leather they are. i don't want to sell them and label them as something wrong. any help would be much appreciated.

i mean they look, black , but they have like a reddish tone to them. and the feeling of them is different. I'm thinking possibly horsehide or buffalo???

are they even whites?

Thanks