Vintage Panhandle Slim Teju Lizard leather Western Cowboy Boots 8.5 cats paw

Iconic vintage Panhandle Slim mens western cowboy boots. Handmade in Mexico. Made of leather and exotic Teju lizard skin with the iconic Cats Paw heel. Supposedly if you put your hand up in a flat fist and made a swipe like a house cat batting at an imaginary ball of string in shoe repair circles in mid-century America, the room would chant back “Cat’s Paw!” The cult status of the rubber heel and sole manufacturer has long been a part of the American lexicon–Amelia Earhart supposedly died wearing a pair of Cat’s Paw-heeled loafers. Boot height (without heel) 13” Length from heel to toe 11.5” Sole width at widest part 4” Heel height 1 1/2” Calf circumference 16” Leather is in excellent shape, especially for the age of the boot. The Cats Paw heels are in excellent shape, as is the interior of the boot. The only noted flaw is a crack in the bottom of both boots that have been sealed and repaired. The cracks are completely filled in and sealed.These boots obviously have a history!