Heel Collection

Spring-Heeled Jack winged monster
Winged man-monster who terrified residents of Blackheath and other London suburbs from 1837 for many years but was never caught Date: 1830s

SHOES 1899
A pair of gentlemens lace-up half-boots or Town Boots and a pair of ladies shoes with a Louis heel complete with shoe trees are left outside a hotel room for boots to polish

Holeproof Hosiery 1924
A woman, so proud & pleased with her Holeproof stockings, bends down to admire them while she daintily lifts her black see-through shift out of the way

Guinness is Good for You! O Hanlon Pub, Shannon Bridge, 1970s 1970s

Female Type / Reading Book
A lady reads a book, wearing a cloche hat, Louis heel shoes, stockings and either a chemise or a pair of cami-knickers

Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, WW1
Cartoon, French soldier and his mother, taking a borzoi and a lapdog for a walk. He says that people will think she is his fiancee

Pink Court Shoes 1948
A pink high heeled court shoe with peep toes, punched hole decoration and winged heel detail - hence the name Pegasus

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

Julie Ring music hall dancer. In dancing pose holding skirt to reveal petticoats. Black stockings and strap shoes with Cuban heel. Date: circa 1902

Illustration of fashionable women's shoes and jewellery. Date: 1954

Wartime advert for Dolcis shoes, featuring a festive sprig of holly. Date: 1943

Advert for Norvic Shoes, promising comfort and elegance. Date: 1943

Men and women's rubber heel tips that were easily fixed to the shoe. Date: 1904

Black gown by Marshall & Snelgrove: raglan sleeves, turn back cuffs, long gored skirt with tiny patch pockets ornamented with tassels, white blouse & Louis heel shoes. Date: 1915

Shop window design, Sole & Heel shoe repair Shop window design
Shop window design, Sole & Heel shoe repair. 1937

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 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

Memorial, at Portsea to the Crew of HMS Royal George
Memorial at Portsea to the Crew of HMS Royal George, sunk on the heel of Spithead on 29 August 1782. 1780s

Cries of Paris - shoe repair man

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

Advert for OSullivans rubber heels 1910
OSullivans rubber heels. Date: 1910

Womens shoes 1908
A selection of smart, front lacing boots. One pair has a shaped heel & patent leather toe. Date: 1908

BROWN SHOE / BON TON
Brown womans shoe with a high heel, open side, high instep & back which is folded over similar in style to shoes of the late C17th. Date: 1924

Putting on Shoes 1903
A young lady sits down to put on her her black Louis heel shoes. Date: 1903

PANIER REVIVAL 1912
Latest Paris mode is a recreation or revival of a mid C18th polonaise called here a panier dress. Worn with Louis heel shoes & a fur stole. Date: 1912

Victorian Boots and Shoes

Advert for Dickins & Jones crocodile and lizard womens shoes
Fashion says skin shoes for Autumn. 1927

Frilly French Knickers
A young woman lifts her dress to reveal a lace edged pair of camiknickers (French knickers or step-ins )revealing a glimpse of her stocking tops, suspender belt and garter

Advertisement for Hixopad rubber heels - the best. Date: early 20th century

Cutout advertisement for Wood Milne rubber heels - holding on to a good thing. Date: early 20th century

Advertisement for Wood Milne rubber heels. Date: early 20th century

Exhibition image large inflatable ladies legs. Image taken outside MOMA New York, of inflatable ladies legs with high heel shoes hanging from the roof of the building. Date: Early 1980s

Advert for Mayflowa crocodile and lizard womens shoes 1923
Mayflowa crocodile and lizard shoes. Available from The House of Abbott, in Regent Street, London. 1923

Caucasian oilfields by G. H. Davis
The Achilles Heel of the Soviets: the Caucasian oilfields. A pictorial map of the strategically vulnerable oilfields on either side of the Caucasus upon which Russia depends for the bulk of her

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1936
Shoes for the cruise from the worlds most beautiful shoe store. In the minds of smart women the new Dolcis super shoe store has in one month become the Rendezvous of fashion lovers. Its visitors

Nude Blond & Sheik
Symbolic or pornographic? Two white doves hover above a blonde wearing only a string of pearls & high heel mules while flirting with a sheik who might want her for his harem. Date: circa 1950

Italian lady in skimpy see-through nightgown
Italian lady posing in a rather skimpy and decidely see-through nightgown, with pale blue stockinggs and balck high-heeled shoes. Date: circa 1910s

HMS Phoenix after the Hong-Kong Typhoon, September 1906
Photograph of HMS Phoenix, the twin-screw steel and wood sloop of 1895, heeled over beside the coaling station, Hong Kong

Harem Pants 1910
Exotic eastern style: high waisted Turkish trousers / harem pants, decollete blouse, bolero, fish-net stockings, Louis heel shoes & a turban with aigrette

Advert for Peter Robinsons ladies footwear 1905
Selection of Edwardian ladies footwear including elegant beaded evening shoes and ankle boots. 1905

Woman sits with parasol
Woman wearing a frilly voile frock made by Robinson and Cleaver relaxes on a bench holding a parasol. 1927

Shoe-shaped greetings card -- a brown lace-up shoe with a low heel. Date: circa 1890s

White and yellow daisies in a shoe-shaped greetings card. circa 1890s

Pink and white flowers in a shoe-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

White flowers in a shoe-shaped New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Early woman police sergeant, London
An early (possibly the first) woman police sergeant in London, wearing the Stanley Uniform, introduced in 1919. The tunic was single-breasted with six metal buttons down the front

Advert for Panda footware 1948
Stylish, comfortable & practical womans shoe with a low wedge heel, decorative lace-up front & contrasting piped trim. Perfect for town or country! Date: 1948

Advert for Panda shoes 1948
Stylish, comfortable & practical womans shoe in suede & leather with a low heel & a lace- up front with decorative stitching. Date: 1948

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