By Nick Pernokas

Saddle maker and boot maker Don Atkinson in his later years surrounded by the things he loved including his beloved Dachshund, Abby.

The Missouri field looked like a board game, with its neat windrows of hay Read more

By Liisa Andreassen

Montello Heel Mfg., Inc. in Brockton, Mass. has been handcrafting custom shoe components at the same Brockton location for 110 years. In 1956 John Alden Pearson, the superintendent of the factory at the time, was able Read more

World-class maker of hand tools maintains success by sticking to what it does best

By Lynn Ascrizzi

A drop forge hammer at C.S. Osborne & Co., a manufacturer of leather, upholstery and industrial hand tools, founded in 1826.

As Read more

The Reinventions of Tyler Beard

By Gene Fowler

“As a child,” wrote the late Tyler Beard in his 1999 book, Art of the Boot, “I had to be coaxed out of my Roy Rogers boots nightly.”

“He loved those Read more

Standing the Test of Time

By Liisa Andreassen

Originally started in 1867 and based in Toronto, Canada, today Wickett & Craig calls Curwensville, Pennsylvania, home – making it one of only two remaining vegetable tanneries in the U.S. Located Read more