Boots

Description: a-b) A pair of brown leather boots. The soles are black with a diamond pattern in the middle and white lacing around the outside. The heels are slightly raised with small holes around the outside. They are laced with brown laces through brown eyelets. The boots are tall with a large strip of leathe…

Description: a-b) A pair of brown leather boots. The soles are black with a diamond pattern in the middle and white lacing around the outside. The heels are slightly raised with small holes around the outside. They are laced with brown laces through brown eyelets. The boots are tall with a large strip of leather that would secure around the ankle. On one side of the strip there are two black metal buckles and on the other side there are two thin strips of leather with many brown eyelets that would allow the wearer to adjust the tightness. The whole of the boot is sewn together with white lacing.

Narrative: Some research shows that these are American Military boots that would have been used in World War Two.

Inscriptions: On the sole of the boot there is "NEW JERSEY RUBBER 00" embossed and on the heel there is " TUFTEX HBN SA" embossed. On the inside of the ankle section of the boot there is "9 A HT J.F.MCELWAIN CO. 9 A 93002 BOSTON NOV. 6 W19-074 DEPOT 1944 OM272" printed in black ink.