I have 1 leather ladies boot, I believe it is from the mid to late 1800's, possibly early 1900's. Pics at the bottom of thread.
I have already contacted Brown Shoe Company in Missouri. They told me a little history of the company and sent me a link to kovels.com and said I would find my information here. I tried searching the price guides, but no luck. I have posted it on kovels and now I am posting it here in the hopes that someone reading this will be able to lead me in the right direction.
I can still read the information on the sole. It has the same exact style logo as all of the Hamilton Brown Shoe Company logos I see on the internet, but the information is different.
On the top of the logo on this shoe it says "Hamilton Brown Shoes", on the bottom of the circle between the ribbons it says "Makers", and in the middle it says Hamilton.
Most of the logos I see on the internet are as follows: The top says "Hamilton Brown", bottom says "shoe co" and in the middle it will say either "Makers", "Quality", or "Gentleman".
The major difference I see is that the one on the bottom of my boot does not depict the word company "co". Could this be made sometime before they considered themselves a company? Maybe Hamiltom and Brown was private coblers before they opened their first factory in 1893?
I am just trying to do a little history research on this boot to get an idea of its possible value. I have never really dealt a lot with antiques, especially boots and shoes.
The condition is no where near new looking, the leather is dried and cracked, the top around the ankle support is ripped some, and the shoe lace is in two pieces, though it does still have both of the metal aglets and all of the metal eyelets. The sole is complete, but not in excellent shape and the heal is dried and cracked.
