Here's a cool old Big 5 Sporting Goods vintage ad featuring the Brookfield Braun-Bilt “Exxit” sneaker. Braun Bilt was a sporting goods and running shoe brand that was put out by a larger shoe brand called Brookfield Athletic Company Inc. and unfortunately they didn’t last very long. The life of this shoe brand ranged from 1978 to around 1981 and we couldn’t find any record of them lasting further into the 80s. It’s too bad because these were cool kicks and they were coming in hot with the "Astro-Crepe" herringbone sole too!
Ad info is below:
BROOKFIELD
BRAUN-BILT
RATED
RW4 - Star ****
Runner's World Magazine
FEATURING:
• THE FAMOUS BROOKFIELD -Exxit SHOE
• QUALITY NEW E GLAND CRAFTMANSHIP
• E.V.A. MIDSOLE AND WEDGE
• PREFERRED U-BOX LACING
• NYLON-SUEDE LEATHER UPPER
• SPONGE RUBBER ARCH SUPPORT
• PADDED ANKLE AND HEEL COLLARS'
• ASTRO-CREPE" HERRINGBONE SOLE
• AVAILABLE IN ALL SIZES —. MEN'S AND LADIES — FEATURING TRUE LADIES LAST FOR A PERFECT FIT.
"ASTRO-CREPE" HERRINGBONE SOLE FOR BEST WEAR, BEST FLEXIBILITY & BEST SHOCK ABSORPTION.
Men's — 405 MH
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS & BROOKFIELD PRESENT AN AMAZING FEAT FOR YOUR FEET AT A BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS PRICE.
Regularly 🚫$27.95
SPECIAL FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER ONLY:
$17.99
Ladles — 405 LH
MAKE A DASH FOR THE "EXXIT" RIGHT NOW AT ALL THESE BIG 5 LOCATIONS:
Bakersfield, Ca., Beverly Hills, Ca., Burbank, Ca., Canoga Park, Ca., Concord, Ca., Madera, Ca., Costa Mesa, Ca., Culver City, Ca., Daly City, Ca., Downey, Ca., El Monte, Ca.,- El Toro, Ca., Encino, Ca., Fremont, Ca , Fresno, Ca., Fullerton, Ca., Garden Grove, Ca., Glendale, Ca., Inglewood, Ca., Lakewood, Co., Las Vegas, Nev., Long Beach, Ca., Modesto, Ca., Orange, Ca., Oxnard, Ca., Palm Springs, Ca., Pasadena, Ca., Pomona, Ca., Reno, Nev., Riverside, Ca., Sacramento, Ca., San Bernardino: Ca., San Diego, Co., San Jose, Ca, San Lorenzo, Ca., San Rafael, Ca., Santa Monica, Co:, Stockton,•Co., Sunnyvale, Ca., ospisiot: Torrance, Ca., Van Nuys, Ca., Visalia, Ca., West Covina, Ca., Westminster, Co., Whittier, Ca.