Everything about Engineer Boots totally explained
Similar to
harness boots,
engineer boots are a type of
motorcycle boot: footwear usually worn by
motorcycle riders. The boots are most often made of heavy weight black
leather, have a rounded toe and range in height from short (10") to extra high (38"). The most typical height is between 10 and 18 inches.
Engineer boots are designed to protect the
motorcycle rider from injury to the
foot and
leg in the case of an accident while riding and to prevent burns of the rider's calves from the heat of the motorcycle parts while riding. They may include a built-in
steel toe cap and
metal shank in the sole, and often are double layered with leather for stiffness. Engineer boots typically have an adjustable
leather strap across the ankle as well as an adjustable
leather strap at the top of the shaft to adjust the fit. Multiple straps at the top of the shaft are also not uncommon.
Soles and
heels are usually made of hard
rubber and may either be relatively flat or may have lugs for increased traction.
During the depression era,
Chippewa Shoe Company, of
Chippewa Falls,
Wisconsin, developed a pair of boots with
stovepipe leg and was fashioned over "English Riding Boot" last. In the 1960s,
Sears carried the Sears branded Chippewa Engineers and showed them as worn by land surveyors, a possibility as of how the name came about. Another major manufacturer of Engineer Boots is
West Coast Shoe Company based in
Portland,
Oregon. They began manufacturing the engineer boot in
1939. A large portion of their sales began with the
shipbuilders in Portland, Oregon, building ships for
World War II.
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