Wooden Sole Shoes

[iron bender]

I'm curious about this pair of shoes I bought 30 years ago. Wood soles, with eyelets. Opinions please... I can provide more pics

 

[Team Ramrod]

Interesting, any pictures of the wooden soles.

 

[iron bender]

two more

 

[RedRover]

Here's some post-1860s references...


From 1880:

Here's some from a 1905 ad (with a latch instead of eyelets):

From 1914:

 

[JackADriscoll]

Those are pretty sweet any markings on the leather?

 

[iron bender]

Only marking I can make out is maybe 11 on one sole

 

[JackADriscoll]

two more

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Original U.S. Civil War Era Confederate Wooden Sole “Brogan” Shoes - Patent No. 264 (11/22/1864) A.T. Purejoy of Forestville, NC for Wooden Shoe Sole

Original Item: Only One Pair Available. As with all losing sides of a conflict, the final year of the war is always a scramble to keep your troops armed, clothed and fed. With the dwindling resources, manufacturer had to find alternate methods of creating these items, such as replacement...

www.ima-usa.com

What you think?

 

[Package4]

I'm curious about this pair of shoes I bought 30 years ago. Wood soles, with eyelets. Opinions please... I can provide more pics

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If I had to guess, miner's shoes of the 1880s, these are not ACW vintage unfortunately.

 

[Package4]

Original U.S. Civil War Era Confederate Wooden Sole “Brogan” Shoes - Patent No. 264 (11/22/1864) A.T. Purejoy of Forestville, NC for Wooden Shoe Sole

Original Item: Only One Pair Available. As with all losing sides of a conflict, the final year of the war is always a scramble to keep your troops armed, clothed and fed. With the dwindling resources, manufacturer had to find alternate methods of creating these items, such as replacement...

www.ima-usa.com

What you think?

The company in question though good intended is severely lacking in ACW knowledge and I would not trust their research. They should stick to what they know best WW2 & 1. They have sold many post war items as original ACW.......

 

[iron bender]

Thanks much for the responses. I didn't get an 1860's vibe from them but wanted to be certain. (I think the leather may be macine sewn) My dad said his grampa from Iowa always wore wood sole shoes, back in the 40's

 

[Team Ramrod]

I remember these shoes here from the Charleston, SC CW museum I took about a decade ago

 

[Bonny Blue Flag]

My favorite pair of shoes was a set of wooden soled clogs I wore in high school. Our soccer coach, from Sweden, wore them to play in. Never got that comfortable in my clogs though.

--BBF