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... Foot , making Lasts , Curing Corns , etc ..... ......... . 96 CHAP . VI . - The Poetry of the Feet , etc ...... 112 CHAP . VII . - History of Boots and Shoes in the United States ..... ... 135 CHAP . VIII . - Biographical Sketches of ...
... Foot , making Lasts , Curing Corns , etc ..... ......... . 96 CHAP . VI . - The Poetry of the Feet , etc ...... 112 CHAP . VII . - History of Boots and Shoes in the United States ..... ... 135 CHAP . VIII . - Biographical Sketches of ...
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... man is piercing with his awl the leather thong , at the side of the sole , through which the straps were passed , which secured the sandal to the foot ; be- fore him is a low sloping bench , one end 8 HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES .
... man is piercing with his awl the leather thong , at the side of the sole , through which the straps were passed , which secured the sandal to the foot ; be- fore him is a low sloping bench , one end 8 HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES .
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... foot , thus uncon- fined by tight shoes , and always free in its motion , retained its full power and pliability : and the cus- tom , still retained in the East , of holding a strap of leather , or other substance , between the toes ...
... foot , thus uncon- fined by tight shoes , and always free in its motion , retained its full power and pliability : and the cus- tom , still retained in the East , of holding a strap of leather , or other substance , between the toes ...
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... foot . The other ( fig . 3 ) is more elaborately platted , and has a softer look ; it must in fact have been as a pad to the foot , exceedingly light and agreeable in the arid climate inhabited by the people for whom such sandals were ...
... foot . The other ( fig . 3 ) is more elaborately platted , and has a softer look ; it must in fact have been as a pad to the foot , exceedingly light and agreeable in the arid climate inhabited by the people for whom such sandals were ...
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... foot closely , and has a thong or two over the instep , for drawing it tightly over the foot , something like the half - boot of the present day . The sole and upper leather are all in one piece , the back and down the front of the foot ...
... foot closely , and has a thong or two over the instep , for drawing it tightly over the foot , something like the half - boot of the present day . The sole and upper leather are all in one piece , the back and down the front of the foot ...
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ancient ancient Egypt ankle appear beautiful became Bloomfield boot or shoe boots and shoes British museum brogue buckles buskin calceus century chopine classes clothes color comfort common copied corns cothurnus covered Crispin decorated dress Drew early Egypt elastic boot England English engraved fashion fastened feet foot French front gentle craft Gideon Lee given gold half-boot heel high shoes HISTORY OF BOOTS inches instep kind of boot knee labor laced ladies London matter NOAH WORCESTER Ocrea ornamented pair of lasts pair of shoes period persons plate reign remarkable Roger Sherman Roman round Samuel Drew sandal says secured sewing Sherman shoemaker shoes worn silk skin slipper sole specimens stitches stockings Suwarrow tannic acid tanning THOMAS HOLCROFT thong thread tion toes trade upper leather Walkden walking wear wearer Wellington Wellington boot wore workman