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Yep that is what these shoes are. I shined them for about an hour after conditioning the leather a few days. They do shine smooth as they are in super clean new shape.Really nice pairs! Those Weyenbergs look very similar to the ones in this ad from 1963:
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I will get some heel pictures, the do have rubber heels on them. Yes I know the shine on the top ones is awesome, but no...not patent, just nice leather that had zero cracking. The cap toes are kangaroo leather everywhere except the cap toe itself. Not sure why they made them that way, but for what they are, they are super nice.The top ones look like patent leather. The bottom ones are 1930s by the look of them. I would have to look at the heels.
Cindy, you say you literally drench dry leather with Caddillac. I suppose it is similar to Lexol. When doing this with Lexol I find that after a while the leather feels kind of sticky and slobbery even though it is still not supple yet. I can't imagine using as much conditioner as you do without the shoes turning into unwearable grease boxes. How many days do you need for the process and how often d you apply the conditioner? Or is Lexol so different?
Lexol IS thin and over time will soak in, but, it seems you hit the issue right about what it does along the way. It feels like some glue and hand lotion, and it does not work like the caddy does.Cindy, you say you literally drench dry leather with Caddillac. I suppose it is similar to Lexol. When doing this with Lexol I find that after a while the leather feels kind of sticky and slobbery even though it is still not supple yet. I can't imagine using as much conditioner as you do without the shoes turning into unwearable grease boxes. How many days do you need for the process and how often d you apply the conditioner? Or is Lexol so different?
I have the time to really shine shoes. These had one really thick layer of a black cream paste to sit over night, and then on top of that thick layer the next morning I slobbered on a thick layer of black KIWI and let that sit until dinner time. Used a black fairly new shoe brush to shine, then another thick layer of black wax polish, the saphir. T Shirt that off and then another thick application of Saphir and let it dry as hard as a rock. Next a cotton ball soaked with cold water. Squeeze all the excess water out and then dap it on some wax inside the can and slowly rub in a small tight circle, that tip of the cotton ball with the dab of black wax on it. Make it swirl. You will fell it "pull" on the tip of the cotton ball. Repeat that over a few times and you will see that mirror shine come around. You just keep doing that maybe all day and into the next but sooner or later you have a mirror finish on your shoes. A nice rich shine that is easy to keep up when you need to.The top ones look like patent leather. The bottom ones are 1930s by the look of them. I would have to look at the heels.
You KNOW I love you guys, but let's please stop calling EVERYTHING a spade soled shoe. Even "soft spade" is waaaay overused. It's either a True Spade Soled Shoe or it's not. 50% of vintage shoe shapes can be called a "spade" if we loosen up the definition. Cookie's pair above is definitely a spade. There must be a point on BOTH sides of the welt in order for it to be a spade.
http://vintageshoesaddict.com/mens_shoes/spade_sole_shoes.htm
Thanks!
They arrived yesterday and here are a few shots outta the box. Now having a drink of Caddy,
Yes indeed, look at those! Nice wide Spade soles, tight welt stitching, what is not to love!They arrived yesterday and here are a few shots outta the box. Now having a drink of Caddy,