Founded in 1876 in Maine, USA, GHBASS is a global lifestyle brand rooted in timeless, timeless classics. GHBASS remains a modern American icon. Over its nearly 150-year history, GHBASS has presented numerous original footwear icons to generations of outdoor sports enthusiasts, explorers, and cultural trendsetters. In particular, in 1936, BASS added a touch of style to a Norwegian farm shoe shoe per «loitering in the fields» and jokingly nicknamed it Weejuns®, thus introducing the world's first penny.