Vintage FLORSHEIM IMPERIAL Double Sole NORWEGIAN:

Florsheim Imperial

Split-Toe, Hand- Raised-Apron Norwegian

Goodyear welted double sole, hand nailed and 2 V cleated heel,

hand-sewn raised apron

Florsheim made very few Norwegian Imperials on the same frame as their flagship double sole Full Brogue Imperial Budapester. This and two or three other examples, one of which, to be fair, is only a single sole variety, are the only Florsheim Imperial Norwegians I have ever seen over the years. This should speak to the rarity of this model. To find one in this new condition is extreme good fortune. For the Florsheim aficianado, apart from being a rare and beautiful shoe and a collector’s item, ownership of this shoe is the only means of achieving a complete collection of the double-soled Imperials.

Size Details:

US 11D

for the medium width foot.

The bottoms measure approximately

13“ x 4 1/2“

52420m14