Steve Jobs 1970s worn-out sandals sell for KSh26.6M at an auction

Sandals worn by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs have sold for a staggering KSh26.6 million in an auction in New York.

Jobs wore the brown suede Birkenstock Arizonas in the 1970 and 1980 and left his feet’s imprints to date.

The sandals which came from the collection of Mark Sheff have now recorded the highest price ever paid for a pair of sandals at the Julien's Auctions.

"The cork and jute footbed retains the imprint of Steve Jobs’ feet, which had been shaped after years of use,” the Auctions executive director Martin Nolan told NPR.

According to Chrisann Brennan, Jobs first girlfriend, the sandals were part of his simple life.

"The sandals were part of his simple side. They were his uniform. The great thing about a uniform is that you don’t have to worry about what to wear in the morning. That’s why Birkenstock sandals were so important to him," Brennan told the magazine.

In 1976, Jobs and Wozniak co-founded Apple at Jobs’ parents’ house in Los Altos, California . The property was named a historic landmark by the Los Altos Historical Commission in 2013.