These are very old and very small, probably for a young boy. They look Edwardian.
Keds started making "sneakers" in 1917, according to Wiki. If that's true, then these could be some of the first sneakers ever made!
"U.S. Rubber Co.
Keds
Trademark
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
Champion U.S.A."
Size 6?
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Great Find!!! Where did you happen upon those?
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Thanks. They were $10 at a little junk shop here in Iowa.Originally Posted by GranadaGuy617
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OK Thunder, I'm impressed with you as always, but I have to know, just how big are your closets--comparable to the size of Rhode Island, no doubt!! I should be so lucky.These are very old and very small, probably for a young boy. They look Edwardian.
Keds started making "sneakers" in 1917, according to Wiki. If that's true, then these could be some of the first sneakers ever made!
"U.S. Rubber Co.
Keds
Trademark
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
Champion U.S.A."
Size 6?
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They certainly look like "UDT" coral boots to me...I may be wrong...
Similar style but completely different.
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I almost wanna say they look like a cut down version of the early war marine jungleboots...
Being a chivalrous gentleman isn't a natural trait, its a choice of living.
I've seen those jungle boots up close and personal before. They are very different from these Keds. The Keds are very primative, the great grandaddy of the jungle boots (U.S. Rubber Co. also made the jungle boots).
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World's first basketball sneakers 116 years old found at an estate sale
click for pic of sneakers & full article:"In a instant, I knew this discovery would be re-writing basketball and sneaker history, as these sneakers are 25 years older than the 1917 Converse All-Stars", added Pifer. The Colchester Rubber Co. was located in Colchester, Connecticut and was in business from 1888 to 1893.
http://www.cafeterra.info/2009/07/wo...-sneakers.html
Colchester repros available here
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