![Javelin shoes from 1953 by a Finnish sportswear brand Karhu. Adidas bought the beloved three stripes trademark from Karhu - for about $1600 and two bottles of whiskey! : r/Sneakers Javelin shoes from 1953 by a Finnish sportswear brand Karhu. Adidas bought the beloved three stripes trademark from Karhu - for about $1600 and two bottles of whiskey! : r/Sneakers](https://preview.redd.it/cdl9kevatsr11.jpg?auto=webp&s=266cfc5753158bb16ba4fc41595b7beb737bb44f)
Javelin shoes from 1953 by a Finnish sportswear brand Karhu. Adidas bought the beloved three stripes trademark from Karhu - for about $1600 and two bottles of whiskey! : r/Sneakers
![Adidas bought the rights for 3 stripes from finnish brand called Karhu with around 1600€ and 2 bottles of whiskey. True story. - 9GAG Adidas bought the rights for 3 stripes from finnish brand called Karhu with around 1600€ and 2 bottles of whiskey. True story. - 9GAG](https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/aq2ONMZ_460s.jpg)
Adidas bought the rights for 3 stripes from finnish brand called Karhu with around 1600€ and 2 bottles of whiskey. True story. - 9GAG
![Sabotage Times on Twitter: "Did you know Karhu sold the "three stripes" logo to adidas in 1951 for practically nothing? http://t.co/dQfx6atKEC http://t.co/wHdyWOyi5W" / Twitter Sabotage Times on Twitter: "Did you know Karhu sold the "three stripes" logo to adidas in 1951 for practically nothing? http://t.co/dQfx6atKEC http://t.co/wHdyWOyi5W" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BxL6Q6GIQAA7ryz.png)
Sabotage Times on Twitter: "Did you know Karhu sold the "three stripes" logo to adidas in 1951 for practically nothing? http://t.co/dQfx6atKEC http://t.co/wHdyWOyi5W" / Twitter
![Showing love for the Karhu Fusion 2.0s line. Unheard of or just slept on? Karhu sold the 3 stripes logo to Adidas use in the 1950s. : r/Sneakers Showing love for the Karhu Fusion 2.0s line. Unheard of or just slept on? Karhu sold the 3 stripes logo to Adidas use in the 1950s. : r/Sneakers](https://preview.redd.it/showing-love-for-the-karhu-fusion-2-0s-line-unheard-of-or-v0-krsltowrpte81.jpg?auto=webp&s=effb07c03ed59c6532c96fbc2b11d65e1784e9e7)