Don Dixon
Sergeant
- Joined
- Oct 24, 2008
- Location
- Fairfax, VA, USA
During the Civil War and for years afterwards shoe sizing was a problem for the U.S. Army. One can't march very far in shoes/boots that don't fit. In an effort to resolve the problem, MAJ Edward Munson, MD, was dispatched to measure the feet of the officers and soldiers in the Army. Munson published the results of his research in 1912 and developed the Munson last in standard sizes; a last being the form that shoes are manufactured around. That pretty much standardized men's shoe sizes in the United States as long as shoes were made here. The Army still uses the Munson last for its military boots and shoes.
I wore the same size Bass Weejuns for 50 years. When Bass outsourced manufacture of Weejuns overseas they didn't fit anymore. The foreign shoe companies don't use a Munson last.
Regards,
Don Dixon
I wore the same size Bass Weejuns for 50 years. When Bass outsourced manufacture of Weejuns overseas they didn't fit anymore. The foreign shoe companies don't use a Munson last.
Regards,
Don Dixon