Bootmaker
Antonio Lucchese
Antonio Lucchese was one of four brothers, with Salvatore “Sam,” Joseph, and Michael, who built the early Lucchese boot and shoe shop in San Antonio. He is credited with joining the move to San Antonio and the 1890 purchase of the first inseaming machine in the southwestern United States. No birth or death date for him has been documented.
Known for
Lucchese founding brother; the 1890 inseaming-machine purchase
Related: Lucchese · Michael Lucchese
Biography
History
Antonio Lucchese was a brother of Salvatore “Sam” Lucchese who joined the family's San Antonio boot and shoe shop. The San Antonio Express-News and Women's Wear Daily both name Michael Lucchese and Antonio as the two other brothers who joined Salvatore and Joseph at the shop, where the family received the first inseamer machine in the southwestern United States, in 1890.
Lucchese's own company timeline does not name Antonio, and the Handbook of Texas's account of Sam and his brothers opening the factory does not print his given name either. No birth or death year for him has surfaced. He should not be confused with Samuel James Lucchese, a later company president and a different person.
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Identification and markings
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Sources and references
Historical references are cited with the history above. Each catalog record includes its own supporting evidence.
Encyclopedia references: CowboyBootsDB and maker archives linked where available. Historical dates and attributions can vary by source.