Comments on: A Trove of Antique Footwear Uncovered at 92 Orchard

By: Sidewalk Shed at 92 Orchard - Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Sidewalk Shed at 92 Orchard - Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:13:51 +0000

[...] the resident dumpster that sat out front for months is now gone. We still ponder the fate of the antique boots that were found on site back in [...]

By: Antique Footwear Story in New York Magazine - Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:12:21 +0000

[...] week’s story about the antique footwear uncovered inside 92 Orchard Street is included in the Neighborhood News section in the current issue of New [...]

By: Week in Review: November 14 - Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Week in Review: November 14 - Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:31:45 +0000

[...] Workers renovating 92 Orchard Street stumbled upon a trove of antique rubber boots in the cellar. Most were stuffed in now-disintegrated burlap sacks [A Trove of Antique Footwear Uncovered at 92 Orchard] [...]

By: Dave Gustav

Dave Gustav — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:04:09 +0000

Sounds like my dream supply of Chucks. Thanks for the info Derya!

By: derya

derya — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:47:29 +0000

Some of the boots had makers marks on the bottom from the “Converse Rubber Co” which existed 1908-1929. Unfortunately, rubber does not preserve well (especially after being in a dank cellar for maybe 100yrs) so they were too far gone for the museum to salvage. Extremely brittle and severely misshapen. – Derya from the Tenement Museum

By: Laura Smoliar

Laura Smoliar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:10:28 +0000

Interesting find! I wonder what else you'll run into?

By: Harlem Program Could Close Education Gap - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

Harlem Program Could Close Education Gap - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:32:03 +0000

[...] cornucopia of antique boots was discovered in the basement of 92 Orchard Street, which is being transformed into a gallery. [...]

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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:35:17 +0000

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By: Jill

Jill — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:30:09 +0000

HOW COOL. Do we know the fate of these shoes? Was the tenement museum able to identify when they are from?

By: Goggla

Goggla — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:06:45 +0000

Placed in a dumpster? I hope the museum was able to salvage a few…or maybe they were too far gone?