White's Boots

[irishexpat]

Story Time.

I was at Ikea today, and the wife needed to use the bathroom. I sit down on the bench to wait, look over and there's an old guy sitting next to me. Mid 60s, maybe older, with a big bushy white moustache. Before I had even sat down I had scoped his boots. They were definitely Whites. I looked over nonchalantly and said "nice boots." After he said thanks, I asked him if they were Whites. He seemed surprised that I knew what they were, but began to talk about them. They looked like a black dress leather, definitely well worn, with the cuban heel and a vib 430. The toe box was definitely not celastic or steel, and it had the more pointy look of a Viberg, so I'm assuming maybe the Farmer/Rancher?

He said that they were great for standing all day at the farmer's market (he was a farmer with a real texas drawl, but living in Ohio), and great for walking "if you're not in a big hurry." They aren't good "for climbin' hills or rushin' around"

I wish my phone wasn't dead, because I would have taken a pic. He said he had worn Red Wings until 1980, and that this was is second pair of Whites (he'd had them since 2000, worn them every day, and had 1 rebuild)

God damn if that didn't re-ignite my desire for a pair of red dog roughout bounty hunters…

[Bluegrass]

Great story! Those guys are the real deal - walking advertisements for the brand.

[Seul]

Quite indeed!..

[erk]

farmer rancher uses the same last as the smoke jumper its just built with a 700 or 430 sole vs the vibram 100. so the toe wouldn't be pointy. cool story though.

[Bluegrass]

Maybe a "packer" - one of their boots is like a lace up cowboy boot…

edit. here it is http://www.bakershoe.com/display-product.cfm/product/vintage-packer-by-whites-boots

[4c]

Love those Horse Hides!

[4c]

^ Looks like the quote didn't work.

[irishexpat]

you're right….i think it was the packer.

[JCMx800]

Just ordered a pair of Smoke Jumpers

[Chponglasia]

My horse hide SD's at about a year and a half.

[specmvl]

Really nice! What´s the green stuff on the eyelets?

[Giles]

Verdigris…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdigris

[4c]

Learning new things every day on this forum…

Nice patina on those HH's BTW…

[specmvl]

@4c:

Learning new things every day on this forum…

+1
We call that Grünspan which sounds silly even to German ears.

[derivative666]

^Those are beauties. I have decided my next pair will be 8" BH harvest rough out, all antique eyelets, no toe box, quarter lower block heel, commando mini lug sole.

[MikeC]

@Giles:

Verdigris…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdigris

It's a great natural dye stuff too. It makes pastel green.

[Chponglasia]

@derivative666:

^Those are beauties. I have decided my next pair will be 8" BH harvest rough out, all antique eyelets, no toe box, quarter lower block heel, commando mini lug sole.

Thanks!  I actually just ordered a pair in black horse hide.  Almost the same make-up except no toe-cap, and regular heel lift instead of lowered.  Should be about 5-6 weeks out now.

[Bums_Fan]

Finally took some pictures.  Three full days of wear…

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[4c]

Those boots look fine! I presume they are LTT SJ’s… what leather are they? I’m waiting on a build very similar to yours from bakers only in 10’’ without toe-box. Seeing your build makes me even more glad of my choice. 

[Bums_Fan]

4c thank you.

Here are the specs - http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=989.msg309559#msg309559