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Dr. Martens Boots, designed 1999

1999

Pair of Co-operative Wholesale Society Goliath Safety Boots

circa 1960

Protective boot

1914-1918

Example of recycled PVC Wellington boot, 1991

1991

Dr. Martens Boots, designed 1960

1999

Miner's safety boots.

Pair of flying boots

Second World War German Flying Boots, c. 1944

Second World War German Flying Boots, c. 1944

Pair of white rubber Wellington boots, for daily use by frontline health workers during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, 2014-2015

White boots worn by frontline health workers

2010-2014
Pair of black leather flying boots (RAF 1965 Pattern) by Clarks, 1965

Pair of black leather flying boots (RAF 1965 Pattern) by Clarks

1965
Black leather flying boot. (RAF 1952 pattern) by Clarks 1952

Black leather flying boot. (RAF 1952 pattern) by Clarks 1952

1952
Pair of boots and boot liners Used by HV Roe while serving with the Kings (Liverpool) Regiment, c1900

boots

Pair of black boots with the number '6' in an orange circle, part of a collection of protective clothing from Sellafield, c.1990.

Boots

circa 1990
Pair of conductive rubber safety knee boots (to BS 3825) with internal steel toe cap, size 9.

Pair of conductive rubber safety knee boots

Pair of "Bullseye" insulated knee boots, tested to 10,000 V r.m.s, with resinated reinforced toe cap and tongue; size 11.

Pair of "Bullseye" insulated knee boots

Pair of "Seafarer" fishing boots, white, 3/4 thigh high with small lacing at top, grey cleated sole

Pair of "Seafarer" fishing boots

Rigid raiding craft Coxswain's immersion suit and pair of boots, made by Stores and Transport, from the Defence Clothing & Textiles Agency

Rigid raiding craft Coxswain's immersion suit and pair of boots

1978-1983
Pair of women's "Safetoe" cannery boots incorporating a non-metallic hard rubber inner toecap

Pair of Women's "Safetoe" Cannery Boots.

Pair of "Streamfisher" wading boots with cork-crepe rubber compounded sole and heel

Pair of "Streamfisher" wading boots

Pair of cold store workers boots

Pair of Cold Store Workers Boots

1980-1981
Pair of blast furnace worker's moulders boots, complying with BS 4676 regulations, 1981.

Pair of boots for blast furnace worker, 1981

1981
Boots, Wellington Safety, TML, size 11, by Dunlop, England, c. 1990.

Dunlop boots

1990
Pair of "Gamesman" blucher style lacing ankle boot with stryrene rubber sole and heel with case hardened bifurcated studs

Pair of "Gamesman" Ankle Boots.

Goodyear welted sole safety boot and sectioned shoe.

Goodyear Welted Sole Safety Boot and Sectioned Shoe.

Pair of child's moccasin style "canoe" boots from Eastern Canada, c1900.

A Pair of Child's Moccasin Style "Canoe" Boots from Eastern Canada.

1900
Pair of cold store workers boot thermal oversocks

Pair of cold store workers boot thermal oversocks

1980-1981
Forestry worker's safety boots, unsigned, British, 1981

Forestry worker's pair of safety boots

1981
Pair of special lightweight double clinker nailed climbing boots, made by Robert Lawrie Ltd., from equipment used on the 1933 Everest expedition by Sir Jack Longland

Pair of special lightweight double clinker nailed climbing boots used on the 1933 Everest expedition

1930-1933
Pair of boots and boot jacks Used by HV Roe while serving with the Kings (Liverpool) Regiment, c1900

boots

Pair of "Armasol" knee boots, black, steel reinforced toe cap and tempered springsteel mid-sole, cleated sole, size 10.

Pair of "Armasol" knee boots

Pair of anti-static half knee boots (BS 5451E) in white, with black textured sole

Pair of anti-static half knee boots (BS 5451E) in white

Pair of high leg foundry boots with heat and oil resistant sole to BS 4676 200, Joules

Pair of high leg foundry boots with heat and oil resistant sole to BS 4676 200

Miners boots

Miners boots

Pair of black boots with orange toes, part of a collection of protective clothing from Sellafield, c.1990.

Boots

circa 1990
Two pairs of wellington boots, one pair by Dunlop, the other by Uniroyal, worn by volunteers to prevent cross-infection at the Common Cold Research Unit

Wellington boots

Pair of "Trencher" safety kneeboots, black, reinforced toe cap, double thickness rubber reinforced calf, cleated sole with safety digging pad

Pair of "Trencher" safety kneeboots

Pair of forestry worker's boots with ballastic nylon lining to legs, and heat and oil resistant sole

Pair of forestry worker's boots with ballastic nylon lining to legs

PVC soled safety shoe, with sectioned boot, by Totectors Limited, Northamptonshire, England, 1977-1982

PVC soled safety shoe

1977-1982
Pair of Fireman's boots to Home Office specification, A17

Pair of Fireman's boots to Home Office specification

Firefighting 'Fleet' suit with helmet, boots and gloves (suit type Bristol HS 2/3), designed for use on board ship, by Bristol Uniforms Limited, Bristol, England, 1981. Designed to follow the SOLAS Regulations of 1974 (Safety of Life at Sea) that required vessels to carry specialised safety equipment. Two-piece suit made of Heatshield cloth, a textile that retains its structure in flames up to 1000°C, protecting from intense radiant heat, (though not from flames), and limited protection against cold, most acids, oils and other chemicals. The wrists and ankles are elasticated to avoid exposure to radiant heat. Coat, trousers and gauntlet mittens made of modacrylic beta-glass fibre yarn mixture cloth, lined with non-flammable twill. Helmet made of heavy duty glassfibre with Heatshield cloth neck curtain and polycarbonate visor. Chrome hide leather boots with nitrile rubber sole and steel toe cap.

Shipboard firefighting suit

1981
Pair of rubber boots, for Forestry worker's tree-felling outfit, unsigned, British, 1981

Pair of rubber boots

1981
Aircrew equipment for high altitude flying, 1965 pattern boots (size 12), by RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine, British, 1980-1984

Aircrew equipment for high altitude flying

1980-1984
Protective firefighting, issued to RAF firemen, c.1970. Boots. 1) Avon Indian Rubber Co., 2) Itshide

Protective firefighting boots, issued to RAF firemen

1970
Pair of leather boots very stylish, knee-length, stiff hide sole, without heels, both have circular applique decoration, North African, 1880-1920

Pair of leather boots very stylish

1880-1920
Chrome leather hide boots with neoprene sole, for fire suit, manufactured by Bristol Uniforms Limited, Bristol, 1981. Type of boots worn with suit, to protect against high temperatures, to rescue from burning aircraft or at petro-chemical works.

Chrome leather hide boots with neoprene sole, for aluminised asbestos fire suit

1981
Boots, Wellington Safety, TML, size 11, by Dunlop, England, c. 1990.

Dunlop boots

1990
Used Shot blaster's pair of boots

Shot blaster's pair of boots

1976-1981
Pair of "Superstars Pro" football boots (Dunlop).

Pair of "Superstars Pro" Football Boots (Dunlop)

Direct vulcanised sole safety boot with sectioned boot

Direct vulcanised sole safety boot

Pair of glass worker's boots with inner kevlar lining and protective mid-sole

Pair of glass worker's boots with kevlar lining