Nope - no PM privileges :( (yet). I was only thinking of wiping off the 50+ years of dust from them. The leather is very supple-he took good care of these boots. A gentle wipe with a soft damp cloth was about all I would do.
I understand about wanting them to look worn - I am that way about...
Casual work place here - but I am always wearing some big chunky piece of vintage jewelery or mixing vintage with new - favorite is a jacket from a suit with a tank and jeans.
Marineabilly -thank you, I was hoping you'd chime in - seriously, don't clean them or fix them - leave them just as they are dirt, crud & all?!
Love your blog btw Marineabilly - wealth of info!
Ok - here are the pictures of the still dirty boots and the damage at the top of the right boot-overall its less than an 1/2 inch of leather missing - leave alone or have repaired (the person I would take them to is excellent-it would be a very nice repair/patch)-I don't want to further diminish...
I have a question re: vintage engineer boots - Some one gave me (yes gave-they were going to toss the 'old boots') a of pair of Hermans (size 9) exactly like the ones S Crumb posted about in this thread. They are in great broken in condition except for one thing - a mouse chewed a corner of the...
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