Bootmaker
W. E. Adkins
W.E. Adkins ran a one-man custom boot shop, W.E. Adkins Custom Boots, in Blossom, Texas. A 2002 magazine profile credits him with 25 years of experience making cowboy boots for local customers, with prices starting at $395 and a two-to-four-month turnaround.
History
W. E. Adkins ran a one-man shop, W. E. Adkins Custom Boots, in Blossom, Texas, profiled in Joe Nick Patoski's June 2002 Texas Monthly roundup. He had 25 years of bootmaking experience by that point, though no calendar year for when he started is given. His specialty was cowboy boots for local customers, priced from $395 and taking two to four months.
No given name beyond the initials ‘W. E.’ has been found.
Known for
One-man custom boot shop in Blossom, Texas