Cobbler Collection

Various shoemaking tools
Various tools used by a shoemaker or cobbler, including scissors, pliers, hammers, a skewer, a ruler and strong thread

Cobblers shop front, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
View of a cobblers shop front in St David s, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Victorian Shoemaker
A Victorian shoemaker in his workshop

Giant Makes the Wrekin
A giant intends to dam the Seven & flood Shrewsbury, but a cobbler persuades the giant that it is a very long way, so the giant gives up & dumps his load creating the Wrekin

Boy Repairs Boots / 1930
A boy is taught to mend his own boots in classes at a London School

Village Cobbler 1937
The village cobbler working by the light of his oil lamp in his workshop in Congresbury, Somerset, England

Puss tries on his new Boots at the Cobblers Shop. Illustration to a fairytale by Charles Perrault, first published 1697

Irish Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker
An Irish Leprechaun, or Fairy Shoemaker, working on a pile of shoes

Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers - Arch of Galerius
Thessaloniki, Greece - Cobblers working beneath the 4th century Triumphal Arch of Galerius (part of the Rotunda Complex). Date: circa 1910s

The Travelling Cobbler
Children sit on a grass verge and watch The Travelling Cobbler repairing shoes from the back of his van. Date: early 1930s

A cobbler lies in bed, smoking a pipe and reading a newspaper. Date: 1933

The old-fashioned Cobbler, ca. 1870-1875, by Francisco
Francisco Domingo Marques (1842-1920). Spanish painter. The old-fashioned Cobbler, c. 1870-1875. Oil on canvas, 63 x 50 cm. Detail. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Shoe-maker cutting leather at a table in a shop
Shoe-maker cutting leather with a round knife at a table in a shop. A boy in an apron sits with a last behind him

A cobbler buying a bust from a travelling Italian sculptor
A cobbler in apron buying a bust from a travelling Italian sculptor. The Duke of Wellington was a hero after the Napoleonic Wars. The sculptor holds a tray of statues and busts on his head

17th century Dutch shoemaker in a small shop in front of his house. The cobbler repairs shoes for a peasant waiting on a stool. A sleeping dog lies on the low roof of the ivy-clad store

Two botchers repairing clothes, London, Regency era. The tailor and cobbler employed by Captain Flykite, a fashionable dandy, to mend his clothes and boots. Taking Stitches

Cobblers making sandals and shoes in ancient Egypt
Cobblers making sandals in ancient Egypt, with examples of curved-toe sandal 1, palm-leaf sandals 2, 3, , 4 and leather close-laced shoe 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from J

Trades in Regency England: blacksmith, Jappanner and goats

Womans high-heel shoe design in beige leather within abstract art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Womans shoe design in salmon pink leather with buckle, 1930
Womans shoe design in salmon pink leather with buckle from the Maison Jean Peraro within abstract art deco border

Womans high-heel shoe design in purple leather, 1930
Womans high-heel shoe design in purple leather with red lace-up panel and snakeskin toe within abstract art deco shooting star border

Cobbler mending shoes

A cobbler - early 1900s

Cobbler, probably 1920s

Japan - Zori Sandal maker
Zori Sandal maker, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Japan - Geta Clog Maker
Geta Clog Maker, Japan. Date: circa 1920s

Posada, skeletons of tradesmen
Posada endpapers, skeletons of tradesmen, including a tailor, a shoemaker, a hat maker, a carpenter, and a bill sticker. Date: circa 1910s

c. 1890 China - Chinese street vendor - cobbler
c.1890 China - Chinese types and trades - street vendor - cobbler

Regency cobbler mending shoes in a crowded room
Regency cobbler mending shoes in a room full of women and children. Buxom wife using bellows on the fire in the hearth

Man and woman lost in the countryside in a night storm with a servant holding a lantern. Miseries of the Country

Country folk. Young cobbler
Making a pair of shoes for a young lady. Artist: Frances Brundage Date: 1903

Womans high-heel strap shoe design in blue leather, 1930
Womans high-heel strap shoe design in blue leather within abstract art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Womans high-heel strap shoe design in purple leather within abstract art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Womans laced shoe design in pale green leather, 1930
Womans laced shoe design in pale green leather with snakeskin heel in abstract bubble art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Womans brogue shoe design in brown leather, 1930
Womans brogue shoe design in brown leather with snakeskin panel within an art deco abstract border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Womans brogue shoe design in ivory leather, 1930
Womans brogue shoe design in ivory leather with snakeskin lace-up panel within an art deco abstract border

Womans shoe design in jade green leather within an art deco abstract foliage border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Womans buckle shoe in ivory leather with snakeskin detail
Womans buckle shoe from Maison Jean Peraro in ivory leather with snakeskin detail in art deco border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Womans shoe design in lilac leather and snakeskin, 1930
Womans shoe design in lilac leather and snakeskin within an art deco abstract border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Womans brogue shoe design in pale leather within an art deco abstract border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Womans shoe design in dark purple leather, 1930
Womans shoe design in dark purple leather within an art deco abstract border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Womans shoe design in pink snakeskin leather, 1930
Womans shoe design in pink snakeskin leather within an art deco abstract border. Chromolithograph from Andre Camys La Chaussure d Art, The Art Shoe, August-September, Paris, 1930

Stationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot & Shoe Maker
Stationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot and Shoe Maker, Oxford Street, London. 1906

Cries of Paris - shoe repair man

Cartoon, A Professer of the Healing Art - cobbler repairing a shoe. circa 1833

A Young Indian Cobbler at work. circa 1903

Shoemaker 1855
Old shoemaker sitting on a low stool making shoes. Date: 1855

SHOE SHOP INTERIOR
The interior of a shoe shop, with shoes made by hand. A boy has his feet measured while his mother looks on. Date: circa 1895

WW2 - ith the W. A. A. F. - The Boot Repairer
WW2 - With the W.A.A.F. - The Boot Repairer. Date: circa 1941

Bootmaker at work, Jaffa, Western Israel
Bootmaker at work in Jaffa, Western Israel, while his customer waits for a repair to be done. Date: 1920s

South Street, Eastbourne, Sussex
South Street, viewed from Gildridge Road, Eastbourne, Sussex. 1870

Soho, London - 25 Peter Street W1 - H Brahame shoe repairs (later demolished). 1973

A Zapatero (Itinerant Street Cobbler), Mexico City, Mexico. Date: 1904

Istanbul - Turkish Street Cobbler. Date: circa 1910

Street in Zermatt, Switzerland - A shoemakers Shop and a group of gentlemen having a chat on a street corner. Date: 1920s

Waiting for the Verdict -- at the cobbler s
Waiting for the Verdict -- a little girl wonders if the cobbler will be able to repair her boots. 1893

Currant Happy Families - Cobbler family. circa 1940s

Chinese Shoemaker Date: circa 1909

French Happy Families - Cobbler
French Happy Families - La Famille Lebouif, Grandmother, Cobbler. early 20th century

The Old Shoemaker. circa early 20th century

Shoemaker 1827
A shoe maker makes shoes by hand with the help of a boy assistant. Date: 1827

A fantasy shoemaker, covered in shoes, with a shop counter attached round his waist. Date: circa 1700

Terry de Havilland (born 1942), iconic British shoe designer known for his glamorous designs during the 1970s and still making fabulous shoes today

French Theatre -- Farce de Calbain
Farce Nouvelle d ung [d un] Savetier Nomme Calbain (New Farce about a Cobbler called Calbain) -- the cobblers wife keeps hold of the moneybag. Date: 16th century

Vignettes of Cupids playing at trades or professions.. Vignettes of Cupids playing at trades or professions

China - Chinese Cobbler
Lantern slide of Chinese Cobbler.. Part of Box 159 Pekin, slide no. 40 Date: circa 1890s

Chinese shoemaker, San Francisco, California, USA
Chinese shoemaker, Chinatown, San Francisco, California, USA. Date: circa 1905

Cobblers at work, Naples, Italy. Date: late 19th century

Cobblers shop, India
Scene from outside a cobblers shop, India. Date: circa 1890s

Longhi, Pietro, School Of
DOMINGUEZ BECQUER, Jos (1805-1841). The Cobbler at the doorway. Costumbrism. Oil on canvas

Learning to Mend Shoes
A class of London County Council schoolboys being taught how to repair shoes. Date: early 1930s

The Two Pairs of Shoes. From Once Upon a Time no. 24 (26 July 1969)

Allens shoe leather advert
Allens shoe leather 1892 Date: 1892

Chinese Cobbler at Harbin, China (Russia)
Chinese Cobbler at Harbin, China (Russian territory between 1896-1924). Date: circa 1908

Bootmakers in Cyprus
Making traditional Cypriot heavy boots in Cyprus Date: circa 1910s

Chinese Cobbler
A Chinese cobbler circa 1911

Village shoemaker
A village shoemaker. Sweden. 1790s. Date: 1790s

Lille, France - Ancient Marketplace and New Belfry
Lille, France - The Old Exchange (17th century Chamber of Commerce) and New Belfry (designed by architect Mary Louis Cobbler - work on the tower was interupted by the First World War). Date: 1930s

Swedish Shoemaker / 16th C
A shoemakers workshop and shop in 16th century Sweden Date: 16th century

Double page spread in a diary for 23-28 October
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 23-28 October. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

John Pounds, provider of education to poor children
John Pounds (1766-1839), a Portsmouth shoemaker, teacher and philanthropist, who from 1818 provided free basic education for the poorest children in the town, by teaching them reading

Bootmakers Shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway
Bootmakers shop at Barnardos Home, Stepney Causeway, East London. In 1870, Thomas Barnardo set up a home for destitute boys at 18-26 Stepney Causeway

Shoemaking Workshop, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham
The shoemaking workshop at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Male inmates are at work making and repairing shoes for use in the workhouse

Indian Street Cobbler

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