Leather boot, gunpowder van uniform

Miscellanea & Curiosities

Gunpowder van boot, 13 1/2'' long, leather boot with wooden sole, worn over shoes to avoid making sparks when working in gunpowder vans.

Child's black leather boot, "Magpie" trademark, wi

Orthopaedics

1940-1965

Child's black leather boot, "Magpie" trademark, with slightly raised sole on outer side and leather straps and metal socket for attachment of leg irons or splint, from the Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopaedic Hospital, Alton, Hampshire, England, 1940-1965

Non slip safety boots

Protective Clothing

2006

Non slip steel toe-cap safety boots, with cardboard carton, designed and made by Shoes For Crews Limited, China, Asia, 2006

Pair of boots for bound feet

Asian Medicine

1870-1910

Pair of boots for bound feet, wooden sole, upper and leg part in 4 strips stitched together, decorated with braid and embroidery, Chinese, 1870-1910

Pair of boots worn by lady with bound feet

Asian Medicine

1870-1910

Pair of boots, wood covered with silk and cotton cloth, embrodered decoration, worn by lady who had had feet bound, Chinese, 1870-1910

Pair of RAF aircrew flying boots, 1944

Aeronautics

Pair of aircrew flying boots, RAF issue, c. 1944 (knife missing)