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Advert for Manfield shoes 1920Advertisement for shoes and slippers for the Christmas season. Date: 1920
London Life - Fashion pages by Jean Shrimpton, 1965Spread from the short-lived but impossibly cool magazine, London Life, with a column by sixties supermodel Jean Shrimpton who regularly wrote about the clothes she liked
A Variety of ladies boots 1926Ladies 1920s boots in willow calf, felt lace, riding, quilted, buttoned, lace-up and rubber. Date: circa 1926
Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, showing the Footshape Works where the boots and shoes are made, with addresses of branches below, in London, Bradford, Brighton and Leicester
Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, NorthamptonBrochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, advertising boots by post, with a circular illustration of the Footshape Works where the boots are made. Date: 20th century
Advert for Raoul Shoe Company 1912French footwear, womens shoes for all occasions, street, town, seaside, tennis, walking, evening and court. 1912
Singer Sewing Machine - Shoe Repairers Machine model 29K53. 1932
Poster, Nil Simile, The Ladys Shoe, sold by W F Heddon, Bridge Street, Carmarthen, Wales. Date: circa 1920
Saint CrispinSAINT CRISPIN Patron saint of tanners and shoemakers : his feast-day is also the date of the battle of Agincourt, as Shakespeare reminds us. Date: circa 285
Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes. Date: 1943
Advert, Thomas Rankine & Sons, Shoes, EdinburghAdvert for Thomas Rankine & Sons, Wholesale Shoewarehousemen and Importers, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1905
Fashionable women in new creations 1913Women models wearing the latest winter beautifully decorative wraps. 1913
Our Boys Clothing Company, riding and top bootsOur Boys Clothing Company riding and top boots. Date: c.1895
Poster advertising Walder shoes, showing a dog holding an elegant pink shoe in its mouth. circa 1930
Brochure cover, W Barratt & Co Ltd, NorthamptonBrochure cover design, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, advertising Footshape boots by post. Depicting an 18th century scene with a coach and horses and a road sign: Boots by Post in 1780
Greetings card in the shape of an owl with top hat, monocle and lace-up shoes. circa 1890s
Chinese woman playing a Ruan (note the Western influence in her choice of footwear!). Date: circa 1910s
The trades. The shoemaker, 16th century. EngravingThe trades. The shoemaker. Facsimile after a drawing and engraving by Jost Amman in the 16th century. Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix
Table service of a Lady of Quality. 19th-centuryTable service of a Lady of Quality. Chromolithography from a miniature of the Roman de Renaud de Montauban, 15th century manuscript
Poultry dealer. Facsimile of a 16th century engravingPoultry dealer. Facsimile from a woodcut by Cesare Vecellio (ca. 1521-ca. 1601). Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.
Roman leather footwear and sandalsRoman leather footwear, sandals or solea, boots or calceus, etc. Military boots or caligae at bottom. From sculptures in the Galleria Giustiniana
Roman sandals and footwearRoman leather footwear, sandals or solea, shoes, boots or calceus, etc. Imperial Roman boot or caligae at lower right. From sculptures in the Galleria Giustiniana
Ancient Roman shoes and sandalsImperial Roman footwear from the Trajan Column 1, Roman footwear from the Palazzo Mattei 2, sandal from a fragment found at Palestrina 3, and a Roman sandal from a figure in the Casa Giustiniani 4
Ancient Roman and Greek shoesAncient shoe from the Palazzo Giustiniani 1, ancient Greek shoe from the Vatican Museum 2, and other Greek shoes from Greek vases 3, 4
A Variety of womens shoes 1926Ladies 1920s footwear, including slippers, tennis and dress shoes. Date: circa 1926
Comic postcard, Black cat sitting inside an old shoe on a Good Luck card Date: circa 1918
Advert for Selva and Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929Advert for Selva & Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929 Date: 1929
Advert for Capezio dancing shoes, 1927 Date: 1927
Advert for the new Capezio wing tap shoe and Durotoe shoe, 1930 Date: 1930
Advert, Puttie Field Boots, The London Shoe Co Ltd, wholesale boot factors Date: 1902
Japan - Zori Sandal makerZori Sandal maker, Japan. Date: circa 1920s
Japan - Geta Clog MakerGeta Clog Maker, Japan. Date: circa 1920s
Chintz shoe designsTwo pairs of Chintz shoe designs. A novelty that arrived in 1925. Described as a shoe to be fitted with a white dress. They usually were lavish patterns and colours. Date: 1925
Advert, Footgloves, luxury footwear for ladiesAdvert, Footgloves, Luxury Footwear for Ladies Date: 1910
Soldiers of Acostamientos. Culveriner and crossbowmanSoldiers of Acostamientos. The Acostamiento was a salary granted by the king to his vassals under which they were obliged to serve him in war. Culveriner (left). Crossbowman (right). Engraving
Advertisement for Lotus Shoes, captioned Lotus are British'. With Illustrations of women's shoes and boots, description of quality and how to order
Advert showing Vani-Tred's Carlton range of women's shoes. Date: 1943
Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes, featuring an image of women serving in the Women's Royal Naval Service. Date: 1943
Wartime advert for Vani-Tred shoes, designed to ensure superb poise. Date: 1943
Wartime advert for the Poker Flat range from Joyce Shoes. Date: 1943
A wartime advert for Dolcis Shoes, emphasising their comfort and durability as well as their "grace of line". Date: 1943
Advert for Charles E. Revell, Boot Warehouse, BathAdvert for Charles E. Revell, Boot Warehouse, Bridge Street, Bath Date: 1902
Exhibition of Gold and Silver shoes Date: circa 1955
Women's summer season high-shoe-style in brown and blue. Date: 1939
Advertisement for Lotus, open-toe heeled shoes. Date: 1950
Poster, Desmoulins for good quality shoes, 11 Rue Thiers. Date: 1912
A selection of salon shoes. Date: 1930
Men and women's rubber heel tips that were easily fixed to the shoe. Date: 1904
Comic postcard, Mans feet in worn shoes Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Womans feet in court shoes Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Womans plump feet in sandals Date: 20th century
street scene, row of shops, footwear, shoes, TurkeyVintage 19th century photograph: street scene, row of shops, footwear, shoes, Turkey
Comic postcard, Woman drinking in a pub. If water rots your Wellingtons, what must it do to your stomach! Date: 20th century
Advert for Dri-ped soled footwear, 1925 Date: 1925
Display of different Japanese shoe types.. Vintage 19th century photograph
Advert, John Glen, Shoe and Boot Manufacturers, GlasgowAdvert for John Glen, Shoe and Boot Manufacturers, Ingram Street, Glasgow, Scotland. 1905
Advert, Andrew Lees, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, AyrAdvert for Andrew Lees, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, St Crispin Works, Ayr, Scotland. 1905
Ancient Roman footwear. Sandal from the Vatican Museum 1, from the Arch of Constantine 2, and from the courtyard of the Palazzo Albani 3
Stationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot & Shoe MakerStationery, H Kelsey, Cobbler, Fashionable Boot and Shoe Maker, Oxford Street, London. 1906
Good Luck card, Lucky Black Cat in a Boot
Advert for Lillywhites skating items 1930Advertisement for skating items, available at Lillywhites, Piccadilly Circus, London. Date: 1930
Advert for American Shoe Company 1907Bargain sale at American Shoe Company, Regent, Street. Date: 1907
Mayor signing documents, Brittany, Northern FranceMayor signing legal documents, Brittany, Northern France. His traditional costume includes pleated breeches and heavy wooden clogs. 1922
Sabot maker working at his cottage door, BelgiumSabot maker working at his cottage door, a traditional home industry in Belgium. Date: 1922
Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, WW1Boot mending at Scaynes Hill Womens Institute, West Sussex, during the First World War. 1914-1918
Advert, J C Cording, waterproof clothing and footwear for walking, riding and general use, Piccadilly, London. 1880
Advert for Excelsior ladies footwear 1922Two shoes for semi sports and evening wear. Date: 1922
People outside Olivers Boot and Shoe WarehousePeople on a horse-drawn carriage outside Olivers Boot and Shoe Warehouse, Ilfracombe, Devon, taken on 18 August 1909. 1909
Advert for Marshall & Snelgrove childrens footwear 1927Selection of childrens footwear from 1927. Date: 1927
Page of fashion adverts - October 1927Page of four fashion adverts for womens clothing, for Autumn, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 1927
Advert for Thornhills Niagara ice-skates 1895Late Victorian ice-skates in a compact case in dark solid leather. 1895
A Variety of womens comfortable shoes 1926Ladies 1920s footwear in many sizes and fittings. Date: circa 1926
A Variety of womens walking shoes 1926Ladies 1920s footwear walking shoe. Date: circa 1926
A selection of Victorian laced or buttoned pointed boots. 1901
Footwear of the Nations - Turkey (and Western)Footwear of the Nations - Turkey (the turned-up toed slippers of a Turkish beauty and the Western black rubber-soled shoes of her male admirer)
Advert for OSullivans rubber heels 1910OSullivans rubber heels. Date: 1910
Shoemaker 1855Old shoemaker sitting on a low stool making shoes. Date: 1855
A Variety of womens comfortable shoes 1926Perfect ease and comfort, ladies shoes. Date: circa 1926
BOOT & SHOE SHOP / GREEN BOOT & SHOE SHOP / GREENCustomers try on new footwear for size in a boot and shoe shop Date: circa 1813
Holy Roman Emperor with costume itemsHoly Roman Emperor (possibly based on Ferdinand I or Maximilian II) in full regalia at the centre, surrounded by costume items -- four crowns, a pair of gloves, a pair of sandals
A selection of ancient Greek and Roman sandalsA selection of ancient Greek and Roman shoes and sandals. BCE
Start-rite shoes advertisement, 1961Advertisement for Start-rite shoes of Norwich, THE choice of classic shoe for children (the one bar style seen at the bottom of this advert is still being sold in various colours today)
Bootmaker at work, Jaffa, Western IsraelBootmaker at work in Jaffa, Western Israel, while his customer waits for a repair to be done. Date: 1920s
Foot x rays showing damage done by wearing high heelsA double page spread from The Sketch reporting on the unnatural stresses put on the feet by the wearing of high heels
