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The company also sells accessories including watches, eyewear, and leather goods.

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Timberland's corporate headquarters are located in Stratham, New Hampshire. In , Nathan Swartz , a Jewish-born shoemaker from the Russian Empire modern-day Ukraine , started his shoe making career. Swartz bought half-interest in the company in , and he and his sons eventually acquired the remaining shares. In , Abington moved to Newmarket, New Hampshire [ 6 ] and focused on producing waterproof boots made with injection molding , capable of withstanding the winters of the region.

The Timberland boot was introduced in Jeffrey Swartz , grandson of founder Nathan Swartz, joined the company in He was succeeded as CEO by his brother Sidney, who retired in Jeffrey Swartz succeeded him to become Chief Executive Officer of the company. In early , Louis Vuitton released a line of shoes in collaboration with Timberland.

Despite Timberland building its image around a rugged " New Englander " lifestyle and rural blue collar work , Timberland boots came to have significant value in urban inner cities and Black neighborhoods in the s and s. Timberland boots, referred to by consumers as "Timbs" or "Butters", [ 22 ] thus gained the nickname "the Air Jordans of boots" [ 23 ] and became "the required footwear of the inner-urban set".