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1950s ladies fish skin sandals
These wedge evening sandals were machine made in Denmark in 1950 and became popular...
Date added to website:
10/01/2006
Boy operating a shoemaking machine
Boy operating a shoemaking machine in Northampton, c.1950
Date added to website:
26/06/2008
Build a shoe
Have a go at being a shoemaker. Place the different parts of a shoe in the right...
Date added to website:
01/09/2006
Child's Clogs
These tiny handmade clogs were worn by a young baby living in Lancashire in 1912....
Date added to website:
30/01/2006
Chinese Bound Foot Shoes
Also known as lotus shoes, these tiny shoes were made in China for a woman with bound...
Date added to website:
30/01/2006
Christopher Chattaway’s Running...
On the 28th May 1955 Christopher Chattaway wore these shoes when he ran a mile in...
Date added to website:
30/01/2006
Elephant Boot
These enormous boots with thick leather soles and laced canvas uppers were machine-made...
Date added to website:
30/01/2006
Interactive Shoe Factory
Scroll over the image of the shoe factory to find out more about the working conditions...
Date added to website:
17/01/2008
Label a shoe
Drag and drop each label onto the right part of the shoe. Teacher Notes: This is...
Date added to website:
01/09/2006
Manfield's Shoe Factory, Northampton
This photograph, taken around 1900, shows women working in the Closing Room at the...
Date added to website:
31/08/2006
Northampton's Shoemakers Remembered
Northampton has a proud history of shoe manufacturing. Explore the timeline to listen...
Date added to website:
30/07/2008
Paduka toe-peg sandal
These minimal shoes were made in India in the 19th Century and have been carved from...
Date added to website:
30/01/2006
Queen Victoria’s Wedding Shoes
On the day of her wedding in 1840, Queen Victoria wore these beautiful yet practical...
Date added to website:
10/01/2006
Roman sandal
This men's leather sandal was made during the Roman occupation of Britain. They were...
Date added to website:
30/01/2006
Sewing Machine Poster
An 1859 poster from the boot and shoe manufacturers of Northampton. It announces...
Date added to website:
31/08/2006
Shoe Factory Rules
The Factory Rules for employees of Northampton's Shoe Factories in 1892.
Date added to website:
31/08/2006
Shoemaker's workshop
This print shows a Shoemaker's workshop from the 19th century. At that time, shoes...
Date added to website:
01/09/2006
Shoes from around the world
Drag and drop each of the seven shoes onto the correct country on the world map....
Date added to website:
01/09/2006
Shoes through time
Explore the timeline to discover how shoes have changed over time. Click on the pictures...
Date added to website:
01/09/2006
Star the Dog’s Shoes
These black cloth boots with a red fleece lining and rubberized soles were once worn...
Date added to website:
30/01/2006
The Northampton Shoemaker
People in Northampton have been making shoes by hand for over 700 years. This 1866...
Date added to website:
25/08/2006
Training boys in an institution
An 1850 print showing unhappy orphan boys learning how to make shoes. They are using...
Date added to website:
31/08/2006
Whimsical Walker Clown Shoes
These clown shoes are 44.4cm (17 ½ in.) long and have stiff, leather uppers nailed...
Date added to website:
10/01/2006
WW2 Women’s Land Army Shoe
These practical and hard wearing shoes were machine made by Parker Shoes in 1944...
Date added to website:
30/01/2006