Boot
Item
Title
Boot
Description
WWI FUG FLYING BOOTS. Tan suede leather boots with an inner fleece lining. The shoe portion of the boot is reddish brown leather upper stitched to a smooth reddish brown rubber sole. A half inch rubber heel is stitched onto to the sole of the boot using a heavy gage thread. A brass fastening buckle with leather buckling strap is secured at the bottom of the sole and is designed to wrap around the front of the instep and fasten at the ankle. This boot is designed to cover knee and part of the thigh.
Identifier
985.013.001
Format
Provenance
The thigh-length sheepskin and leather 'fug boots' were originally designed by Major Lanoe Hawker VC, and produced by Harrods in England.
Abstract
Fair
Date Created
c. 1918