Top Gear Sport - In 1908, Marquis Mills Converse opened the Converse Rubber Shoe Co. in Malden. The company released the first of its signature canvas sneakers in 1917. Here's one of
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size? - When CONVERSE founder Marquis Mills began manufacturing rubber shoes in 1908, 'the Converse Rubber Shoe Company' was born. Venturing into basketball wear with the 'Converse All-Star' in 1917, the brand
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