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2. Sperry (brand) - Wikipedia

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   Sperry or Sperry Top-Sider is an American brand of boat shoe designed in 1935 by Paul A. Sperry. Sperrys, or Top-Siders, were the first boat shoes introduced into the boating and footwear markets. Until January 2024, the Sperry brand was owned by Wolverine World Wide and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

3. Paul A. Sperry - Wikipedia

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   Sperry's new design had a unique "saddle" through which rawhide laces were pulled—the now-familiar Sperry Authentic Original boat shoe. [7] In 1939, the United States War Department specified Sperry Top-Sider as one of the official shoes of the Navy and negotiated the right to manufacture the shoes for its sailors. [7]

4. Boat shoe - Wikipedia

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   Modern boat shoes were invented in 1935 by American Paul A. Sperry of New Haven, Connecticut after noticing his dog's ability to run easily over ice without slipping. [2] Using a knife, he cut siping into his shoes' soles, inspiring a shoe appropriate for boating and a company called Sperry Top-Sider.

5. Sperry - Wikipedia

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   Sperry Department Store, Port Huron, Michigan; Sperry (surname) Sperry & Hutchinson, a brand of trading stamps; Sperry Top-Sider, a brand of boat shoes; The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, an American film released in 2009; USS Charles S. Sperry, a former US Navy destroyer; USS Sperry, Fulton-class submarine tender in the United States Navy

6. Payless (footwear retailer) - Wikipedia

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   As part of the transaction, Wolverine World Wide, a Michigan-based boot and shoe manufacturer, acquired Stride Rite Corporation including its Sperry Top-Sider, Keds, Saucony, and other brands from Collective Brands, Inc. The purchase was valued at $2 billion, including debt. [32] [33] [34]

7. Sailing wear - Wikipedia

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   Clockwise from top: Sperry Top-Sider, Le Chameau, Jeantex, Aigle, Gill, Helly-Hansen and Newport short and tall rubber sailing wellingtons. Marine footwear is extremely important in order to stay safe while sailing. Sailing wet-boots are designed to keep the sailor's feet dry and can be either rubber moulded or more technical.