The
owners of Alberta Boot, the Gerwing family, emigrated to
Canada from Minnesota, USA, in 1903, as part of the massive
immigration to Canada, during The Last Best West Years -
1896 - 1914.
Alberta Boot Available Leathers
Bullhide
Cowhide
Kangaroo
Python
Ostrich
Lizard
Alligator
Rattlesnake
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Over
12,000 pairs of boots IN STOCK to choose from, or have
a special pair
CUSTOM MADE!
Call us in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for details.
THE
ALBERTA BOOT COMPANY HAS MOVED!
After 30 years at our downtown Calgary location, The
Alberta Boot Company has moved to our new spot just
2 blocks east of Macleod Trail on 50th Avenue South.
Come visit our new showroom and factory outlet at #50
50th Avenue South.
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Perhaps
the only thing that works harder than a cowboy is his boots, and
Alberta Boot has been making the best
Cowboy Boot in Alberta since 1978.
Alberta
Boot is built upon a solid foundation of excellent personal service,
but what really sets us apart from the competition is that we
manufacture right on our premises in the heart of downtown Calgary.
With over 12,000 pairs in stock, we have the cowboy boot for any
foot - or if you have something special in mind we'd be proud
to make you a custom pair!
The
Royal Canadian Mounted Police In 1999 the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police (RCMP) switched to the master boot makers at Alberta
Boot, for production of the Strathcona High-Brown Boots. These
distinctive Police Boots are worn with the world-famous RED
SURGE uniform. Many other Police forces
throughout North America wear a similar Strathcona Boot -
in black leather.
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Cowboy
Boot History
Before
and after the American Civil War cowboys wore a assortment
of footwear. One design popular with Cowboys was the Wellington,
a boot of British origin from around 1810. Traditionally the
Wellington is a knee high plain boot commonly constructed
in black or brown leather. The boot top were either cut straight
across or curved slightly higher in front. Modified "Wellington's"
were were worn by Old West Heroes like Buffalo Bill Cody and
Wild Bill Hickock.
"The Hessian" was also a popular boot with cowboys,
and to this day it's the most easily recognized cowboy boot
design. The name was derived from boots worn by Hessian Soldiers
during the American Revolution. This boot features an under-the-knee
boot with a V-cut in the front. Some of the original Hessian
boots featured a large silk or leather tassel that hung down
in the V-cut in the front of the boot. This showy detail was
not popular with cowboys and in the first known picture of
Billy the Kid, Billy's shown with his trousers tucked in,
wearing a Hessian boot with its recognizable front V-cut (minus
the tassel).
Alberta
Boot at the Movies
Many
westerns filmed in Alberta have had custom boots made
by
the team at Alberta Boot.
Movies Like Unforgiven
Open Range
Monte Walsh
Texas Rangers
Shanghai Noon
Legends of the Fall The
Assassination of Jesse James
by the Coward Robert Ford
Actors Like Lucy
Liu
Brad Pitt
Sam Elliot
Jackie Chan
Owen Wilson
Robert Duvall
Kevin Costner
Annette Bening
Dylan McDermit
Isabella Rossellini
The Carradine Brothers
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