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help with saving a pair of WW2 Jump Boots
Posted on 8/25/16 at 6:58 am
Posted on 8/25/16 at 6:58 am
I just found out a family member had my dads jump boots from WW2. He wanted me to have them after he passed being I was a 2nd generation paratrooper. The boots were in a garage at a house east of Range in Denham Springs. I know they will be in bad shape but I have to make the effort to salvage them. What do I need to do when I get them home?
Posted on 8/25/16 at 7:03 am to PoppaTiger
I'd find a cobbler or someone that could work to preserve/restore them
Posted on 8/25/16 at 7:23 am to PoppaTiger
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What do I need to do when I get them home?
The key with leather is clean, dry, but not too dry. I'm inclined to the suggestion to take them somewhere. Before you start putting products on there, you kind of need to know what it can tolerate. With boots that old, there's no telling. I think mink oil and saddle soap will be okay, but I've only worked on boots from the 80s forward.
Good luck.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 7:32 am to PoppaTiger
What outfit? My dad was in the 101st back in nam.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:11 am to tigersownall
My dad was in the 82nd and I was SF.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 3:57 pm to PoppaTiger
I would grab them up and take them to the shoe shine guys at Millitelos on Corporate. The old guy brought back a pair of full quill ostrich I accidentally left in a storage locker for two years. They look new now.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 4:01 pm to PoppaTiger
email me tdheadslash@gmail.com
Posted on 8/25/16 at 9:20 pm to PoppaTiger
Theyr were made to handle rough conditions.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:13 pm to PoppaTiger
man, that is cool as hell. I would probably bring them to some kind of leather restorer who specializes in such things.
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