After reading your article about Stanley Matthews-type boots from the Co-op in 1954 (Memory Lane, February 16), I found an old box of memorabilia and the label on it was for a pair of boots I had during my last year at technical school, which was also 1954.
The price of 45s 6d is confirmed on the label.
At the time, the boots were considered top of the range.
They must have been expensive because later that year, I started my draughtsman apprenticeship at Pressed Steel and my starting salary was 25s (£1.25) per week!
They were good quality but still had to be broken in before they were really comfortable and, of course, they had the leather nailed-in studs and probably weighed five times more than today’s boots.
I always enjoy your Memory Lane.
PETE JAMES
Eynsham
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