Alden (shoe manufacturer)
Alden is an American shoe manufacturer based in Middleborough , Massachusetts ; Alden produces high - quality Goodyear welted shoes in a classic style and is therefore the best-known American shoe manufacturer with an international reputation alongside Allen-Edmonds . Alden is particularly known for its horse leather shoes .
Alden is the only long-established New England shoe manufacturer that still exists today. The company was founded in 1884 by Charles H. Alden. In 1970 a new factory building was built in Middleborough, where production still takes place today.