Description: BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE RARE CUSTOM HANDMADE COWBOY BOOTS BY FAMOUS CUSTOM BOOTMAKER JAMES LEDDY IN ABILENE TEXAS. JAMES LEDDY WAS THE NEPHEW OF ML LEDDY AND HAD HIS OWN SMALL FAMILY CUSTOM BOOT SHOP. HE MADE BOOTS FROM 1922 AND PASSED IN 2003. HIS SHOP IS CURRENTLY OWNED AND RUN BY THE DOS SANTOS FAMILY WHO CONTINUE HIS CUSTOM BOOTMAKING TRADITION. JAMES LEDDY BOOTS ARE RARE TO FIND AND ARE DESIRED AND VALUED BY CUSTOM COWBOY BOOT COLLECTORS. HE IS LISTED IN THE CLASSIC COWBOY BOOT BOOK BY TYLER BEARD “THE ART OF THE BOOT”. “From the Texas Monthly 2002: The nephew of boot king M. L. Leddy is now royalty himself, and he runs a real family business: He does the cutting, his wife and daughter do the stitching, his son-in-law does bottoms, and his former daughter-in-law creates the prettiest inlays anywhere. Specializes in: Flowery tops, old-fashioned crimped vamps, zipper tops, sharp pointed toes. Prices start at: $625. (IN 2002) Turnaround time: Three to four months. Has made boots for: Country singers Buck Owens, George Jones, and Johnny Bush; U.S. representative Charles Stenholm. - www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/25-top-custom-bootmakers” COPY THIS INTO YOUR WEB BROWSER TO VISIT THEIR WEBSITE: jamesleddyabilene.com AND READ ABOUT JAMES LEDDY AND HIS BOOTS. GO TO YOUTUBE AND DO A SEARCH FOR “JAMES LEDDY BOOTS” TO WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT HIS BOOTS AND SHOP. THESE BOOTS HAVE LIGHT BROWN THICK BULLHIDE LEATHER VAMPS WITH A BEAUTIFUL GRAIN TO THEM. (SEE PICS) THEY HAVE DARK BROWN CALFSKIN TOPS WITH 4 ROWS OF FANCY RED AND WHITE STITCHING. THEY ARE A SIMPLE YET ELEGANT DESIGN. SINCE THEY ARE CUSTOM MADE THEY HAVE NO SIZE OR MARKINGS IN THEM. THEY HAVE CLOTH LABELS IN THE TOPS THAT SAY “CUSTOM MADE JAMES LEDDY”. IT IS FAINT BUT STILL LEGIBLE (SEE THE LAST PIC). THESE ARE OF A VINTAGE AGE (1960-70?) AND HAVE HIS CLOTH LABEL IN THEM. HIS LATER BOOTS HAD HIS NAME INLAID ON THE BOOT PULLS. EBAY REQUIRES A SIZE BE LISTED. I CAN GET THEM ON MY 11D FEET BUT MY TOES ARE VERY CRAMPED. I ESTIMATE THEM TO BE APPROXIMATELY A MANS 10D FROM FIT AND MEASUREMENT BELOW. THEY WOULD ALSO PROBABLY FIT A 9.5D . GO BY THE MEASUREMENTS BELOW: MEASUREMENTS: 12” WITH HEEL AGAINST WALL TO TIP OF TOE, 4”ACROSS WIDEST PART OF SOLES, 1 3/8" HIGH HEEL, 12” TALL TOPS (MEASURED FROM TOP OF HEEL), 14” AROUND THE OUTSIDE TOPS. NOTE: I DO NOT GUARANTEE SIZE OR FIT AND I DO NOT TAKE RETURNS! THEY ARE IN GOOD CONDITION BUT SHOW SOME WEAR. THE LEATHER IS STILL SOFT AND SUPPLE. THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF SCRATCHES ON THE TOES AND VAMPS, NO HOLES. SEE PICS. THEY ARE STILL WEARABLE AND THE THICK BULLHIDE VAMP WILL LAST A LIFETIME. THERE ARE SMALL 1-2” TEARS IN THE FRONT “V” NOTCHES OF BOTH BOOTS AND ONE OF THE BOOT PULLS IS UNATTACHED AT THE BOTTOM. EASY REPAIRS AT A BOOT OR SHOE REPAIR SHOP. THEY HAVE RUBBER HEEL CAPS WITH MINOR WEAR. ALL LEATHER SOLES WITH LEMON WOOD PEGS. ORIGINAL SOLES, THERE IS A STIRRUP WEAR LINE ACROSS THE SOLES BY THE HEELS, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN RESOLED. MEDIUM WEAR WITH NO HOLES OR WORN SPOTS. SEE PICS. THEY HAVE 2 ROWS OF LEMON WOOD PEGS ON EACH SIDE OF THE ARCH (I COUNT OVER 18 ON EACH SIDE), THE SIGN OF TOP QUALITY HAND MADE BOOTS. BUY IN NOW JUST $125 ON THESE RARE VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE BOOTS. JAMES LEDDY BOOTS STARTED AT $625 IN 2002, SEE ABOVE. CUSTOM BOOTS LIKE THESE WOULD COST WELL OVER $1000 TO GET MADE BY A CUSTOM BOOTMAKER THESE DAYS! FREE SHIPPING VIA U.S. PRIORITY MAIL WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION . I SHIP TO U.S.A. ADDRESSES ONLY! PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 2 DAYS OF END OF AUCTION. THESE WOULD MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR BOOT COLLECTION IN ADDITION TO YOUR CHARLIE DUNN, RAY JONES, PAUL BOND, DUCK MENZIES, TEX ROBIN, OLSEN STELZER, AMMONS, FALCONHEAD, MERCEDES, TO STANLEY, BOWMAN WILSON, GRIFFITH BLUCHER, JB HILL, KIMMEL, WHEELER, EASTERLING CUSTOM BOOTS. I HAVE INCLUDED LOTS OF PICTURES SO YOU CAN JUDGE THEM FOR YOURSELF. CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR OTHER BOOTS!
Price: 125 USD
Location: Fullerton, California
End Time: 2024-11-05T06:20:26.000Z
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Model: JAMES LEDDY
Toe Shape: Round Toe
Character: Boots
US Shoe Size: 10
Color: Brown
Brand: Unbranded
Type: Boot
Department: Men
Customized: Yes
Theme: Cowboy
Style: Western
Outsole Material: Leather
Shoe Width: D
Upper Material: Leather
Handmade: Yes