Many people think that chuck Taylor invented converse. well he didnt. he prefected and sold converse. marquis m. converse is the true maker of converse. In 1908 Marquis M. Converse opened Converse Rubber Shoe Company. he started making the shoe. 1921 Charles H. Taylor ("Chuck") hires as a salesman and endorser.
you can go to http://www.Boston.com/business/gallery/converse100?pg=2
to see one of the first pair of converse.
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Plimsolls were the first, I think.
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Jan Ernst Matzeliger made sneakers in the 1800s
Puma .
They're a brand name
K-Swiss
The brand that has the cat logo symbol is Puma. Puma is a sporting brand which features sneakers and sporting apparel.
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