This sole had been used on shoes before, but the 877 was the first use of it in a tall hunting boot. Retaining the distinctive moc toe of style 854, a new 8-inch boot, style 877, replaced its predecessor’s heel with a wedge sole made of white crepe rubber that promised to be quiet underfoot in the woods. In 1952, Irish Setter hunting boots continued to evolve. The shallow lug sole was designed to shed mud and debris, so the boot served a dual-purpose for farmers who wore it in their barns and pastures and also used it for upland bird hunting. Wingshooter boots were originally developed with the legendary white crepe sole for some very practical reasons, for very practical people. In the mid-1930s, Red Wing started to develop its first upland boots. high boots that were the first styles specifically designed for hunters. In the 1920s, the Red Wing Shoe Company introduced “Outing Boots” - strapping 18-in. The roots of Irish Setter boots actually go back much farther. The boot, style 854, was made with leather tanned using extracts from the bark of sequoia trees, which gave it a distinctive deep reddish-orange color known as “Oro Russet.” It was so similar in color to the coat of Irish Setter dogs that it was named “Irish Setter” in the company’s 1950 catalog. In 1950, the Red Wing Shoe Company in Red Wing, Minnesota introduced a 9-inch lace-up leather boot for sportsmen – upland bird and other hunters who spent autumn days in the woods and fields of North America.
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