Vintage Shoe Sizes

[Dinerman]

For any of you who have struggled to decipher the old fashioned size codes in vintage shoes, here's a handy guide. The first number stands for the width, with a lower number denoting a narrower shoe and a higher one a wider one. The second set of numbers is the size, codes ending in 0 are full sizes, codes ending in 5 are half sizes.

170 = 7A
270 = 7B
370 = 7C
470 = 7D
570 = 7E

175 = 7-1/2A
275 = 7-1/2B
375 = 7-1/2C
475 = 7-1/2D
575 = 7-1/2E

180 = 8A
280 = 8B
380 = 8C
480 = 8D
580 = 8E

185 = 8-1/2A
285 = 8-1/2B
385 = 8-1/2C
485 = 8-1/2D
585 = 8-1/2E

190 = 9A
290 = 9B
390 = 9C
490 = 9D
590 = 9E

195 =9-1/2A
295 =9-1/2B
395 =9-1/2C
495 =9-1/2D
595 =9-1/2E

1100 = 10A
2100 = 10B
3100 = 10C
4100 = 10D
5100 = 10E

1105 = 10-1/2A
2105 = 10-1/2B
3105 = 10-1/2C
4105 = 10-1/2D
5105 = 10-1/2E

1110 = 11A
2110 = 11B
3110 = 11C
4110 = 11D
5110 = 11E

1115 = 11-1/2A
2115 = 11-1/2B
3115 = 11-1/2C
4115 = 11-1/2D
5115 = 11-1/2E

1120 = 12A
2120 = 12B
3120 = 12C
4120 = 12D
5120 = 12E