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<p>[QUOTE="rknarr2, post: 3818924, member: 9614"]I think you're right they are Mickey Mouse Boots. That link showed a black pair of them with the nipples on them. No, I am not of the date because the ink is smudgy</p><p>as follows:</p><p> </p><p><font size="4"><b>Type I[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bunny_boots&action=edit&section=2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bunny_boots&action=edit&section=2" rel="nofollow">edit</a>]</b></font></p><p>The black pairs, called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse" rel="nofollow">Mickey Mouse</a> boots (due to their oversized appearance resembling the feet of the eponymous cartoon mouse), weigh 44 oz. (1.25 kg) apiece, are rated for temperatures down to −20 °F (−28.9 °C) and are made with oil/diesel resistant rubber.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_boots#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_boots#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> They are less common and predate the post-Korea white pairs ("bunny boots") which are still issued today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rknarr2, post: 3818924, member: 9614"]I think you're right they are Mickey Mouse Boots. That link showed a black pair of them with the nipples on them. No, I am not of the date because the ink is smudgy as follows: [SIZE=4][B]Type I[[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bunny_boots&action=edit§ion=2']edit[/URL]][/B][/SIZE] The black pairs, called [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Mouse']Mickey Mouse[/URL] boots (due to their oversized appearance resembling the feet of the eponymous cartoon mouse), weigh 44 oz. (1.25 kg) apiece, are rated for temperatures down to −20 °F (−28.9 °C) and are made with oil/diesel resistant rubber.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_boots#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] They are less common and predate the post-Korea white pairs ("bunny boots") which are still issued today.[/QUOTE]
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