Red Wing Shoes

Red Wing Shoes is an American shoe manufacturer based in Red Wing, Minnesota. Red Wing distributes its products in North and South America, Canada, Europe and Japan. The revenue totaled according to the company from 1997 to 293.1 million U.S. dollars.

History

The company Red Wing Shoe Company was founded in 1905 by Charles H. Beckman. His first pair of shoes he sold for $ 1.75.

1915, the company has already produced 200,000 pairs of shoes annually. It became an important supplier for the shoes of American soldiers in World War II. Since 1921, headed J. R. Sweasy the company. He led it successfully through the difficult economic times of the 1920s and 1930s. In this time of " Oil King Boat" for the workers in the oil fields and was a "Brown Chief" developed as boots for farmers. Thus, the company laid the foundation for the development of work footwear for specific jobs.

The logo of the brand is designed in 1925. 1934 were steel-toed shoes in production. Even in World War II supplied Red Wing, the American military. Alone for the soldiers 239 different sizes and widths were produced.

1960 is taken three kilometers away from the first factory a second production facility in operation. The company now also has its own dyeing and tanning. Over the following years, the company developed new Besohlungstechniken. The crepe sole and the cork insole remain to this day hallmark of the label.

Products

Red Wing produced mostly " heavy" shoes, so high leather boots with different shafts, mountain and work shoes. The latter are also offered with steel caps or particularly resistant surface. The upper is brown or black leather. Closed shoes are also available.