Re: Eagle BOR Appearance
Dave Hultberg (dave.hultberg@PAONLINE.COM)
Fri, 28 Nov 1997 04:14:40 +0000
On Thu, 27 Nov 1997 12:06:59 -0500 Thu, 27 Nov 1997 12:12:46 -0500, Pete
Gerlach <PGerlach@aol.com>,owner-scouts-l@TCUBVM.IS.TCU.EDU wrote:
>In a message dated 97-11-27 00:20:37 EST, rfl@OFFPRO.NET writes:
>
><< What company
> manufactured the Official Boy Scout shoe soles? >>
>
>The 1948 "Handbook for Boys" has an ad on page 541 for official shoes =
made by
>General Shoe Corp. & one on 564 for official shoes by Gro-Cord Rubber =
Co.
> Anyone else find any others?
The reprint of the 1911 handbook has an ad for the "Boy Scout" shoe made =
by
the Excelsior Shoe Co. of Portsmouth, OH. The price ranged from $2 for
little boys to $3 for big boys and men. There is also an ad for
"O'Sullivan's Heels of New Live Rubber" 50 cents per pair attached from =
the
O'Sullivan Rubber Co. of New York. Joseph M. Herman and Co. of Boston =
also
advertised Boy Scout Shoes.
The 5th edition, 5th printing, June 1952 handbook has ads for U.S. Keds
sneakers on page 533. Buster Brown Official Boy Scout Shoes are =
advertised
on page 539. Tough raw cord sole and stout rubber heal. Ad copy says the
Buster Browns have bee official shoes for past 20 years. Price: $7.45 =
for
youth sizes and $9.95 for men's sizes. The General Shoe Co. of Nashville
also advertises Official Boy Scout Shoes on page 546. Features
"long-wearing Neolite Soles."
YiS,
Dave
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