This old scan is from 1981 and has some well worn distress. It looks like it survived The Great Flood. Below we have retro sneaker models from:
PONY - Targa Flex?
Etonic - Eclipse
Reebok
Vans - Serio
Osaga - KT26
New Balance - 730(?)
Saucony - Jazz?
Brookfield
Pro Wings
Pro-Specs - Marathons
Brooks
Nike
Converse
Asics Tiger
Autry - Concorde
Puma - Fast Rider
adidas
Here's an old vintage sneaker ad for Braun Bilt’s running shoes. According to this ad "Braun Bilt stands up there among the giants." This original vintage Braun Bilt print ad is available at our web store RewindRunning.com.
Ad info is below:
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There's always pressure to give it your best, most of it from within. From you. Runners are a special breed of competitors. Great inner drive, and a mania for the best. Consider Braun Bilt. If you know anything about training flats, you know how the competition is among shoe manufacturers. We're a new name, but an old company, with a reputation for making the best. Braun Bilt stands up there among the giants. Our very first, and only, shoe in the line at the time got four stars from Runner's World. "Watch out for this company,' they said. We're our own toughest competition. We can't worry about what the other companies are doing. We've got some of the best wear, best flexibility, best shock absorption and weight. And we're always making it better. As a runner, you should understand that attitude. Even when you're running alone, you want to come in first. Braun Bilt, designed and built in America, by New England craftsmen.
When your toughest competition is yourself.
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braun bilt
Brookfield Athletic Shoe Company E. Brookfield, MA 01515
Braun Bilt shoes for men, women, and children. You'll find Braun Bilt shoes at the dealers listed.
CA: los Angeles/UCLA Student Association; Unit. Merchandising/All Stores, CO: Oenyer/Daye Cook Sporting Goods Co.: CT: Bridgeport/T. Bike Shop: East Norwalk/Mole Bros.; Notwalk/Hanssoo Sports; IL: Chicago/Morrie Meves. Unto Sports Store, Sport Mart/all stores, Eyanston/Verters At.tic Skies; Forest Park/Trim* Post Ski and Sports; Springfield/Springfield Rime. Cooler; IN Indianapolis/Atbbte's Foot Soper Shoes; KY: louisville/Brendentenes, ME: Rumford/Mackie, Ski Shop; Bethesda/Attibte's Foot; MA: Boston/Mickey Firm, The Ski Medial; lechmere Sales/All stores: North Plymouth/Factory Shoe Outlet; Salem/Life Sporu; MN: Willetnie/The Spottaboet; NH: Manchester/Loam. Sales; NJ: Bound .00k/Efinmeis Sporting Goods: Paramus/Polly Bros., Ramey Outdoors; NY: Herkimer/Sports Corner; Hopewell Jct./Hopewell Sporting Goods; Rome/Herb Pllipsoo's Army.Nayy; Utica/Khsin's AMSports, Sports Vlach; OH: Cincinnati/Bre...es, Sporting Foot A Things; Columbus/Athlete's Foot; Clayton/Ettendarnones. Paxton Spacing Goods; LooBoyle Inc.; OK: Tulsa/LooBoyfe Inc.; PA: Erie/Erie Sports Ste.; Newcastle/City Sports Center; Philadelphia/HU Bros. fall stores, VA: Fairfax/Olympic Sporting Goods; USA: Montgomery Ward/All stores
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.
Colt by Brookfield three stripe vintage sneakers.
Ad info is below:
Best run for your money
Slip into the shoe that's gonna give you a lot of kicks. Built for performance, built for comfort... but most of all, built to make you a winner.
We call it COLT, because we were too embarrassed to call it what it really is... SUPERSHOE.
It's a lightweight beauty with road-grabbing traction that lends wings to your feet. Supports them better than a rich uncle would. Cushions and protects them like a doting mother.
Go ahead, try them on (they're really not expensive). Your feet will tell you the happy truth. COLTS are runners built the American way.
For more quality, more durability and better fit. With features that prove we, too. read RW's "Ideal Guidelines.” And then, we produced a runner for you that just may make them raise their standards.
For you, we designed innersoles for maximum stability and flexibility. An extra shock absorbent ethylene-vinyl-acetate heel wedge. A padded heel and arch support. All the features you need to turn earth pounding marathons into easy sprints. COLT by Brookfield. A stylish, good old-fashioned American value by the supershoe people.
LOOK FOR COLT SHOES IN YOUR FAVORITE SPORTING GOOD DEPARTMENT
COLT SHOES, IN FULL AND HALF SIZES, WILL BE AVAILABLE AT GOLD CIRCLE, AYR-WAY AND CLARKINS STORES.
C🎯LT
BROOKFIELD ATHLETIC
SHOE COMPANY, INC.
15 MECHANIC STREET.
E. BROOKFIELD, MASS 01515
