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Boot

Object number2018.27.35 a,b

Manufacturer The Dehner Boot Company, Inc.

Manufacturer Vulcan Corporation

Datec. 1985

OriginOmaha, NE

MediumLeather; Metal; Neoprene; Rubber

Credit LineGift of Jay Apt

DescriptionPair of brown leather boots.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length (a): 10.375 × 4 × 11.125 in. (26.4 × 10.2 × 28.3 cm)
Height x Width x Length (b): 10.375 × 4 × 11.125 in. (26.4 × 10.2 × 28.3 cm)
Inscriptions(a,b)
Inside each tongue on a strip of light tan leather is the gold text "JAY APT".
Marks(a,b)
Underside of sole has raised text in front of heel "NEOPRENE / OIL / RESISTANT" and on underside of heel "VULCAN [inside a diamond] / vulcan".

Interior has imprinted gold text on inside side of leg "DEHNER'S / OMAHA, NEBR."; handwritten number in blue ink above the maker's mark "66826".
Historical NotesT38 flight boots plane-flown by Jay Apt for flight training. This style was one of several boot choices Astronauts could make at the beginning of their T-38 aircraft training. Apt selected this calfskin cordovan style as easy to put on and giving good ankle support. The Nitrene soles give good traction and protection against chemicals. He wore these boots on all T-38 flights from August 1985 through his final T-38 flight on May 27, 1997. Label TextFlight suit and boots worn by Jay Apt for training, c. 1990

Previous owner Dr. Jerome Apt III

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