You may also wish to contact the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada. Their
collections are devoted entirely to footwear.

http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/

Megan.

On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 8:51 PM, Nancy <
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> I am only guessing, but perhaps the Maine State Museum may be of help with
> your request for information on lumberjack boots.  I remember seeing a
> 1920s film there of men working logs down stream in Maine.  The owner of
> the lumbering or milling operation had a brand-new camera and was camera
> man for the movie.  Not only did he have the camera, but he also knew the
> process.  Hopefully, he included footwork in the film.  This was all part
> of a “Made in Maine” exhibition that I assumed was a permanent exhibition.
> Perhaps there are some boots in the collection.
> Nancy
>
> > On Nov 15, 2016, at 7:06 PM, Paulina Przystupa <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I was wondering if people had good references (including photos) for
> > Calk/Caulk/Cork boots used by lumberjacks, the ones with the spikes on
> the
> > bottom. I'm particularly interested in styles before 1960 and if possible
> > that were mid-calf or shorter. It seems like most modern ones have
> sockets
> > on the bottom where spikes can be taken out and replaced, like track
> shoes,
> > while the older ones were not so modular.  So any references that talk
> > about the evolution of those over time or links to manufacturer's
> catalogs
> > etc. would be very helpful.
> >
> > Related to that, if anyone has good references for how much leather boots
> > like caulk/cork ones can shrink over time that would be a great help. I'm
> > interested in estimating shoe size but I don't want to over estimate how
> > much the leather shrank.
> >
> > Lastly, if anyone knows more about this object (3 photos at different
> > distances) Photo Credit Burke Museum:
> >
> > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZORSlhQaGRRzF4WEFYTTdvSFk/
> view?usp=sharing
> >
> > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZORSlhQaGRb2JUNmt6Qmg3bjg/
> view?usp=sharing
> >
> > https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzZORSlhQaGRemhmNWlVN0ZMNHM/
> view?usp=sharing
> >
> > It looks like an flint fire starter and we found some pieces like this
> at a
> > couple of places on the site. However, this piece had an attachment on
> one
> > part and we weren't sure if that could help specify what kind of fire
> > starter it was etc. Thanks for your time.
> >
> > --
> > Paulina F. Przystupa, MA
> > Graduate Student, Archaeology
> > Department of Anthropology
> > University of New Mexico
> > What did the caveman say when he wanted to leave?
>