SOLD - VINTAGE 1960’s 1970’s PENALJO BLOCK HEEL ANKLE GRANNY BOOTS - BOHO BROWN

VINTAGE PENALJO BLOCK HEEL ANKLE BOOTS Size US 7/UK 4 1/2 Brown leather with patent leather accent and gold tone rivets. Estimated late 60’s/early 70’s Good vintage condition. Open to serious offers. These are relatively hard to find. ***See photos for condition*** History of PENALJO shoes: Penaljo was a well-known brand featured in advertising in Mademoiselle and Glamour magazines. Caleres Inc. is an American footwear company that owns and operates a variety of footwear brands. They went bankrupt in 1939 after several name changes. In 1958, Charles D. P. Hamilton III, who was known as Penn, purchased the International Shoe Co. building where these shoes were made, and the company was renamed the Hamilton Shoe Co. The brand name of the shoes made there was Penaljo, a combination of three men’s names – owner Penn Hamilton, and his associates, Al Shoy and Johnnie Walsh