An disused brand name, in England, for hard-wearing, sturdy work brogues (shoes) made by Lotus Ltd, Stafford. (Afrikaans veld, from the Middle Dutch world for "field")
"Over nineteen years I have used Veldtschoen during shooting trips in many parts of the world, in addition to nine winters in England. They show little sign of their rough and heavy wear" - advert in the Autumn 1957 edition of the English agricultural periodical The Countryman, p.17. From the dying gasps of the "Great White Hunter" era, it seems.
hernesheir commented on the word veldtschoen
An disused brand name, in England, for hard-wearing, sturdy work brogues (shoes) made by Lotus Ltd, Stafford. (Afrikaans veld, from the Middle Dutch world for "field")
"Over nineteen years I have used Veldtschoen during shooting trips in many parts of the world, in addition to nine winters in England. They show little sign of their rough and heavy wear" - advert in the Autumn 1957 edition of the English agricultural periodical The Countryman, p.17. From the dying gasps of the "Great White Hunter" era, it seems.
November 6, 2009