Footwear Collection

A Variety of ladies boots 1926
Ladies 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, Northampton
Brochure 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

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes. Date: 1943

Advert for Raoul Shoe Company 1912
French footwear, womens shoes for all occasions, street, town, seaside, tennis, walking, evening and court. 1912

Poster, Nil Simile, The Ladys Shoe, sold by W F Heddon, Bridge Street, Carmarthen, Wales. Date: circa 1920

London Life - Fashion pages by Jean Shrimpton, 1965
Spread 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

Singer Sewing Machine - Shoe Repairers Machine model 29K53. 1932

Saint Crispin
SAINT 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

Fashionable women in new creations 1913
Women models wearing the latest winter beautifully decorative wraps. 1913

Advert, Thomas Rankine & Sons, Shoes, Edinburgh
Advert for Thomas Rankine & Sons, Wholesale Shoewarehousemen and Importers, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1905

Our Boys Clothing Company, riding and top boots
Our 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, Northampton
Brochure 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

Ancient Roman shoes and sandals
Imperial 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 shoes
Ancient shoe from the Palazzo Giustiniani 1, ancient Greek shoe from the Vatican Museum 2, and other Greek shoes from Greek vases 3, 4

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, 1929
Advert for Selva & Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929 Date: 1929

A Variety of womens shoes 1926
Ladies 1920s footwear, including slippers, tennis and dress shoes. Date: circa 1926

Advert, Puttie Field Boots, The London Shoe Co Ltd, wholesale boot factors Date: 1902

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

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

Chintz shoe designs
Two 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 ladies
Advert, Footgloves, Luxury Footwear for Ladies Date: 1910

Soldiers of Acostamientos. Culveriner and crossbowman
Soldiers 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, Bath
Advert 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, Turkey
Vintage 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

Advert for Capezio dancing shoes, 1927 Date: 1927

Advert for the new Capezio wing tap shoe and Durotoe shoe, 1930 Date: 1930

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