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Pair of Shoes

1945-1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shoes of brown leather with punched decoration across the toe caps. They have brown cotton laces and there are five pairs of plain punched eyelet holes.

They are partially lined with leather and white canvas. The insoles are of leather.

The Utility mark is impressed on each instep of the sole and inside, beside each symbol there inscribed a number.

Each shoe has a protective rubber on the sole which is the wrong shape for the shoe. The trees appear to be roughly cut down boot trees and each one is in four sections. They have caused some wear to the inside of the shoes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoe
  • Shoe
Materials and techniques
Leather, lined with canvas and cotton laces
Brief description
Pair of leather shoes, Utility, Oxford, 1945-1950
Physical description
Shoes of brown leather with punched decoration across the toe caps. They have brown cotton laces and there are five pairs of plain punched eyelet holes.

They are partially lined with leather and white canvas. The insoles are of leather.

The Utility mark is impressed on each instep of the sole and inside, beside each symbol there inscribed a number.

Each shoe has a protective rubber on the sole which is the wrong shape for the shoe. The trees appear to be roughly cut down boot trees and each one is in four sections. They have caused some wear to the inside of the shoes.
Dimensions
    Size 8
    Marks and inscriptions
    • 'JOHN T. KING & SON/ 46 VICTORIA ROAD. ROMFORD (The inside heel has the retailers name printed in silver)
    • 'V3283' (Beside each Utility symbol)
    • 'MI.H8381, 21029X, E34R' (Shoe manufacturers code is stamped inside each shoes)
    Credit line
    Given by Mr and Mrs G. Austin
    Object history
    The Oxford lace up shoe is the name applied to the type of shoe uppers where the eyelet tab is stitched under the vamp. The vamp is that part of the shoe upper which covers the toe and the instep.
    Collection
    Accession number
    T.150&A-1980

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    Record createdOctober 30, 2009
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