Albert married Lucy Augusta Poucher (1866-1915)



Syracuse Factory Address: 313 East Willow Street, Syracuse, NY. Constructed in 1882



Strikes at the Nettleton Plant: 1906 (Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union, Local 159), 1953 (Retail Shoe Employees Union, Local 1628, CIO)



This is the first in a series of posts about the history American shoe manufacturers. I'll post one about every month or so. I invite others to post pictures, impressions of their own shoes made by the manufacturers described, additional information about the history of the company, etc.Caveat: I've pilfered many of the pictures from AAAC and Style Forum - if anyone doesn't want their shoes shown, please let me know. Most of the historical information comes from various internet sites or printed texts, but, because this is a casual post, I have not cited the sources.Albert E. Nettleon founded the A.E. Nettleton Company in Syracuse, NY, in 1879. The company produced shoes until 1984 when the Syracuse factory closed. The U.S. Shoe Corporation purchased the name around 1990 and continued to use the name for a short time, possibly manufacturing shoes in Spain. Edward Tognoni incorporated “Nettleton Shoes, Inc.” in Coral Gables, FL, in 2003, but has yet to produce any shoes.Biography of Albert E. Nettleton (1850-c. 1945): Edward Nettleton, father to Albert, established one of the first boot and shoe stores in the village of Fulton, New York, about 1837, and ran the store until his death in 1864, when his sons, Franklin E. and Samuel W., succeeded him, and they in turn were succeeded by their brother, Augustus C. Nettleton. Albert, Edward’s fourth son, was born in Fulton, Oswego county, New York, October 29, 1850. His early education was acquired in the public schools and he graduated from the Falley Seminary, in Fulton, in 1869. Upon graduation, he found employment in the business of his brother, Augustus, and in 1872 Albert purchased the boot and shoe store from his brother. In 1875 Albert also established a shoe store in Cazenovia, New York, which he conducted until 1881, and from 1881 to 1884 he also conducted a shoe store in Lyons, New York. In 1879 he moved to Syracuse and purchased the boot and shoe factory of James R. Barrett. Albert then formed a partnership with W. A. Hill and the partnership conducted business under the name A. E. Nettleton & Company. Within a decade, the Nettleton Shoe Company employeed 600 workers.Examples of Nettleton AdvertisingExamples of Nettleton Shoes