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Dear Histarchers,
Thanks for all your responses to my inquiry earlier this month. They were a
great help.
In the end we repatriated the shoes in the remodeled house.
If anyone would like a copy of the brief report on our endeavor, please
email me at [log in to unmask]
Anne
From: "Anne Grulich" <[log in to unmask]> ****
To: [log in to unmask] ****
Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 9:51:30 AM ****
Subject: Concealed shoes in a Maine home ****
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I'm investigating a cache of four likely mid-19th to late 19th century ****
shoes concealed between the wall and chimney of a small mid-19th century ***
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home. I have images, measurements, and descriptions if someone has ****
expertise in dating shoes. Unfortunately, there is no archaeological ****
context. The cache was discovered during extensive remodeling February 2013
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and came to my attention when they were brought to the local historical ****
society. Tracing the deed for the property is proving difficult prior to ***
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1916, but we have an idea of the families who used the house. There are ****
reports of additional cached shoes in two neighboring houses. ****
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I've found several intriguing articles online about the practice of hiding *
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shoes in New England, but nothing specific about dating shoes. We are ****
considering 'repatriating' them to honor practice so I'd love to have a ****
better idea of when the shoes were made. ****
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Thanks. ****
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Anne Grulich ****
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Four leather shoes: ****
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Shoe A: ****
11" long x 4 ½" wide x 2" high at the heel ****
Stitched leather upper, 1 shoelace hole on each side, remains of shoelace **
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present; sole 'pegged' in single row to upper leather. Repaired with hand **
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sewn leather patch on left front. Flat toe. Heel. ****
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Shoe B: ****
10" long x 4" wide x 2" high at the heel ****
Stitched leather upper, 1 shoelace hole on each side; sole stitched to ****
leather upper inside shoe (not pegged). Rounded toe. No heel. ****
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Shoe C: ****
8" long x 3 ½" wide x 2 ½" high at heel ****
Stitched leather upper, 2 shoelace holes on each side, string tied through *
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holes. Sole 'pegged' in single row to upper leather. Flat toe. No heel. ****
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Shoe D: ****
6 ½" long x 3" wide x 2" high at heel ****
Stitched leather upper, 3 shoelace holes on each side; sole 'pegged' in ****
single row to upper leather. Flat
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