Tenny Runners (tennis shoes) (1965)

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Sep 22, 2006, at 11:18 AM, Larry Horn wrote:

> Am I right in remembering (if somewhat vaguely) that "Keds" was used
> as a quasi-generic in those years (the 50's, I guess we're talking
> about) for sneakers, extending to other brands on occasion, a la
> "xerox", "Coke"?  Clearly that would have ceased when the competitors
> caught up and eventually took over, but for a while I seem to recall
> they were all Keds.

me too.

arnold

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