Skip
Do you have a reference for the linked article on shoes?
Thx
Mike Will
On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:20 AM, Skip Booth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> This article might help.
>
> http://www.academia.edu/1771754/If_The_Shoe_Fits..._Analysis_of_Nineteeth_Ce
> ntury_Shoes
>
>
> Skip Booth
> 303 Ridgewood Rd.
> Linthicum, MD 21090
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Grulich,
> Anne
> Sent: Wednesday, October 2, 2013 9:52 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Concealed shoes in a Maine home
>
> 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 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 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 1916, but we have
> an
> idea of the families who used the house. There are reports of additional
> cached shoes in two neighboring houses.
>
> I've found several intriguing articles online about the practice of hiding
> 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.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Anne Grulich
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> *Four leather shoes*
>
> *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
> present; sole 'pegged' in single row to upper leather. Repaired with hand
> sewn leather patch on left front. Flat toe. Heel.
>
> *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.
>
> *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
> holes. Sole 'pegged' in single row to upper leather. Flat toe. No heel.
>
> *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 toe. Heel.
>
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