Vintage Converse Shoes

Free Pricetronic listing template designed by dewiso.com Vintage Converse All Star Shoes CHUCK TAYLOR - HIGH TOPS Brand New! Never Worn! - Genuine Shoes This auction is for a pair of Brand New, In Original Box, Never-Worn, Genuine, Made in USA, Converse All Star High Top Shoes. This collectible Ultra-Rare find can now be yours! Contents Original pair of shoes: Both shoes are brand new, never worn. Size: 11-1/2 Shoe Laces: 100% original from factory. Box: Original Box. Aesthetics & Overall Condition The shoes have been in storage and very well preserved to the point that they are in wearable or collectible condition. The adhesive has caused some yellow discoloration around the trim of the shoes but it confirms the authenticity and age of the shoe. The box itself has some wear and tear as expected for a 50 decade old set. Please see all pictures for a better idea of the looks of the shoes. Feel free to reach out for any questions. History and Authenticity The white high tops you see in this post are estimated to have been made during the 1960's. Some of the details that confirm this are the blue heel patch, the distance of the ventilation eyelets which are wider apart than modern ones, name label printed inside the right shoe tongue. The rubber toe caps are smaller, the thread stitching around the toe cap has a different pattern, and the rubber piping (red line on the white models) is slightly thicker. The shoe laces that come with each pair are longer and made of a more stretchable cotton than the braided and shorter laces issued with each pair of Chucks today. Although the two double rows of white thread outer stitching around the metal eyelets has remained virtually the same throughout the decades, the outer stitching from the toe cap to the toe guard has changed along with how the canvas inner lining and tongue are attached to the rubber upper wrap with toe cap and the outer canvas. In the 1960s and through the 1980s, chucks were made with an extra piece of outer canvas that was used to give extra strength to the inner lining and help secure the tongue. You can see from the close up pictures that this extra piece of canvas was cut in the curved shape of that extra stitching. Another noticeable feature of earlier models of chucks is the extra height of the outer wrap. This is the white rubber above the outer sole topped with the thin line of rubber piping (that is the red line on these shoes). The difference is often an additional 1/4 to 3/8 inches in the height of the outer wrap, especially on the inside patch part of the shoe. The ankle patches seem virtually identical to other made in USA models. Toe cap size and the width of the black rubber piping that encircles each shoe where the canvas upper joins the rubber foxing and outer soles are two more places where changes in manufacture have altered the look of the shoe over the past decades. Shoes in the fifties, sixties and early seventies had toe caps that didn?t touch the edge of the canvas upper. The ends of the toe caps were not neatly cut in a perfect straight line but had minor variations from shoe to shoe, like they were cut freehand. The caps usually end about 1/16 inch from the start of the uppers, and you can see a black stripe of glue at the edge. (The appearance of the glue is an aging issue with older pairs of chucks.) Only serious buyers. Please send me a message if you have any questions. Payment PayPal is the only method of payment accepted. Shipping Shipping only within the 48 contiguous. Disclaimer All sales are final and no returs are accepted Thank you!