The Currin-Greene Shoe Manufacturing Company was founded in 1908 with a partnership between Hugh L. Currin and Warren Greene. Currin-Greene manufactured boots and specialty work shoes sold throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. They were known for hand-made, cleated logging boots, constructed with top quality hides imported from Switzerland and Austria. Currin-Greene shoes were marketed in Seattle through retail outdoor outfitters and also operated a factory store and had an outlet in Ballard at 824 NW 46th Street. This Whale Oil Paste was a product the company sold to seal and care for their shoes. The directions read: “Wash off the shoes with water and be sure and have very clean before applying grease. Allow shoes to dry and put on only what the leather will absorb. Get plenty over the stitching and also next to the soles. A light application put on often gives the best results.”