Description
Mitchell & Ness owns the Hood Rubber Company, a heritage footwear brand that was relaunched in 2021. The Hood Rubber Company was originally founded in 1896 by brothers Frederic and Arthur Hood. The company was based in Watertown, Massachusetts and manufactured shoes and rubber products. In 1929, the company merged with B. F. Goodrich and became a subsidiary of that company. The Hood Rubber Company continued to manufacture shoes until the plant closed in 1969. Mitchell & Ness relaunched the Hood Rubber Company to introduce the brand's history to a new generation of