Bootmaker
Dave Little
Dave Little runs Little's Boot Company in San Antonio, a shop his grandfather started as a shoe-repair business in 1915. In a 2006 interview he said the shop has always favored quality over quantity, adding, "How we stayed in business this long is un-believable." No birth year was documented.
Known for
Third-generation owner of Little's Boot Company
Related: Little's Boot Company
Biography
History
Dave Little is a San Antonio bootmaker at Little’s Boot Company. True West (2 October 2006) reports that the shop was started as a shoe-repair business in 1915 by Little’s grandfather, and quotes him: “How we stayed in business this long is un-believable,” and “I’ve always insisted that we’re here to provide a service of quality. We’re not interested in quantity.” The article calls the shop one of the best-fitting around, but it does not give Little a birth year or his grandfather’s first name. A photo caption in the same article names Juan Ortiz as a stitcher at the shop.
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