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Difference between Vintage vs. New Style Red Heel Socks

Dear Ceru Monkey,

Thanks for your website, It's nice to see a Sock Monkey make it in a world filled with humans.

My question is;

Everywhere I look, sneaky humans are saying that they have Vintage Rockford Socks or New Style Socks. What is the difference between them and how can I tell.

Uncle Frank
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Dear Uncle Frank,

Thanks for writing. I know your busy with your modeling career and all.

There is allot of confusion about this issue and those pesky humans on ebay and the like, don't make it any easier for us crafting Monkeys. Last time I looked, over half the "vintage socks" that the ebay humans were selling were NOT vintage. Here are the differences and I will attach a few pictures for you visual Monkeys.

Vintage Red Heel Socks (made from 1932- 1992)

• Longer white section on the toe (this makes a white faced monkey rather than a brown faced monkey)
• No seam on toe section of sock (this is nicer for self-fabric caps)
• Heel section is more curved shaped (this gives you more heel to work with, often this makes a larger mouth)
• Red Heel has curved pointed ends (this causes a smile or a frown)
• Leg section is shorter (this makes shorter arms and legs)
• Cuff section is usually sewn to brown tweed section (this give you a seam on arms and legs, which can be difficult to align when sewing arms and legs)
  

New Style Red Heel Socks (1992- current)

• Short toe section (this makes a brown faced monkey)
• Seam across front of toe
• Red Heel has symmetrical oval shape (a smile or frown can be stitched with embroidery)
• Leg section is longer (this makes longer arms and legs)
• No seam between brown and white section (this makes aligning the different colored section easier)
  

Keep in mind, you can use a new sock and use a "vintage pattern" or new style pattern. You can also use a vintage sock to make a vintage style pattern or new style pattern.
Socks are independent of the pattern you use.


On the left is a vintage sock, on the right you will see a new style sock.