White's Boots
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These have been to hell and back to say the least.
Custom White's Packers that were originally rough out and now, well, not really. The tounges really only show the true original color.
I have a feeling that these may be the most beat pair on here, but they have never failed me and i still wear them almost everyday at work. I'm an manufacturing engineer at an aerospace company so i stand in oil all day.
i don't think i could ever part with them after this long.
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@aho:
Catchgeo, you win!
Glad to see that work boots are being worn for real work; conditions my pairs will never see as I have a desk job!
How long have you had them, and do you plan on sending them back to White's for a rebuild?
ive had them a little over 4 years. i wasn't the first to have them: i bought them second hand off of eBay
Trust me, they were in a lot better shape before i got my hands on them. As to the actual age of the boot – i really have no idea. They have officially lost their waterproofness, if i stand in a puddle i get wet, so they mostly a summer work boot now -- hence i should prob. think about a resole, but honestly i don't really want to loose any of the character.
the tounges are regular leather, and the outside was rough out, but now from all the wear and oils that i work with turned back into a standard leather. the only part that still has the appearance of the rough out is the way top of the boot and around the eyelets.
i believe them to be the reddish leather that you can see in the tounge, but have never really known the true original make.
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just won these!!!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/311070719925so excited
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i cant justify it seeing as how i just bought a pair, but here's another pair in my size if anyone wears the same size
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The boot looks lovely, but I really dont like the buckles.
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G. himself has some nice buckles in the making
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But he has decided he ain't selling them. If you want a pair, you'll need to buy a pair of Wesco from me or one of my retailers…...Sorry, not working my nuts off sourcing stuff just to grace third party stuff with beautiful components they should source themselves....
I know it won't actually make any difference to how many I sell........But there we are.....
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In Germany we say "Wink mit dem Zaunpfahl", it means something like "To give a broad hint"
