Alden 405 Original Indy Boot
$675
The legendary work boot worn by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones, built on the Trubalance last with Goodyear welt.
All American makers
Alden Shoe Company
100% Goodyear welted, steel shank reinforced, hand-lasted, and finished in Middleborough, MA.
The undisputed gold standard of New England dress shoemaking, preserving Goodyear-welted hand-lasted craft and Horween shell cordovan finishing in Massachusetts.
Shop Alden Shoe Company Reviewed 17 Aug 2026
From Alden Shoe Company
Alden 975 Longwing Blucher in Color 8 Shell Cordovan
$895
The benchmark American longwing brogue hand-lasted from Horween vegetable-tanned Color 8 Shell Cordovan.
Alden 986 Leisure Handsewn Penny Loafer
$875
Hand-stitched moccasin toe penny loafer in Horween Shell Cordovan crafted on the classic Van last.
What we found
Verified Domestic Audit Audit & Disclaimer Context
Verified active Middleborough, MA factory operating since 1884 with 100% US shoemaking and independent Tarlow family ownership.
Owned here
100% US independent family-owned by the Tarlow family in Middleborough, Massachusetts.
Source
Alden Shoe Company is the last of the great New England shoemaking dynasties, privately owned by the Tarlow family in Middleborough, MA.Open source
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Made here
100% Goodyear welted, steel shank reinforced, hand-lasted, and finished in Middleborough, MA.
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Every pair of Alden shoes and boots is made in Massachusetts with genuine Goodyear welt construction and tempered steel shanks.Open source
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Materials
Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan (Chicago, IL), vegetable-tanned leather insoles, and natural oak-tanned outsoles.
Source
We are the world's foremost user of Genuine Shell Cordovan from the Horween Leather Company of Chicago, paired with pure vegetable-tanned leather insoles.Open source
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Shipped from here
Primary shoemaking factory, restoration division, and headquarters in Middleborough, MA.
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Sources we checked
- Alden Shoe Company Middleborough Factory Goodyear welted shoemaking in Middleborough, MA since 1884
Reviewed 17 Aug 2026. Next check by 17 Feb 2027.