The Book of the Feet: A History of Boots and Shoes |
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Page 37
... improved upon the first idea , by fil- ling the vacant part of the shoe with tow , and twisting it round in the shape of a ram's horn ; this ridiculous fashion excited much admiration . It was followed by the greater part of the ...
... improved upon the first idea , by fil- ling the vacant part of the shoe with tow , and twisting it round in the shape of a ram's horn ; this ridiculous fashion excited much admiration . It was followed by the greater part of the ...
Page 70
... improved by the in- troduction of others made of list , which give warmth and steadiness to the foot . A small wood- en shoe is , however , made in Normandy , and else where , much like that which came into fashion about 1790 , with an ...
... improved by the in- troduction of others made of list , which give warmth and steadiness to the foot . A small wood- en shoe is , however , made in Normandy , and else where , much like that which came into fashion about 1790 , with an ...
Page 85
... has had the effect of improving the homemade article : but still it is easier to bawl for prohibiting duties than to beat the foreign work- men out of the market . An intelligent cordwainer , 8 HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 85.
... has had the effect of improving the homemade article : but still it is easier to bawl for prohibiting duties than to beat the foreign work- men out of the market . An intelligent cordwainer , 8 HISTORY OF BOOTS AND SHOES . 85.
Page 89
... improved process of tan- ning : - " The skins of the animals are composed of two chief parts : the corium or cutis , and the cuticle or epidermis . The former , which is the true skin , is a tissue of delicate fibres , crossing each ...
... improved process of tan- ning : - " The skins of the animals are composed of two chief parts : the corium or cutis , and the cuticle or epidermis . The former , which is the true skin , is a tissue of delicate fibres , crossing each ...
Page 91
... improvement in the quality of the leather , but rather the reverse . This has given rise to a strong prejudice in the minds of persons connected with the leather trade , against leather tanned by any quick process . The difficulty of ...
... improvement in the quality of the leather , but rather the reverse . This has given rise to a strong prejudice in the minds of persons connected with the leather trade , against leather tanned by any quick process . The difficulty of ...
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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