Sandal
1940-1949 (made)
Place of origin |
Pair of girl's T-bar sandals, of textured red and bottle green leather, with almond-shaped toes, and beechwood sole and heel units. The back quarters and the T-bar are of the green leather, and the toe straps of the red, with a nailed red leather trim around the edge of the uppers. The sole and heel units are stained grass green at the sides, and are reinforced with nailed 'irons' of black textured composition, resembling those found on clogs. The T-bar straps fasten at the outside edge with a metal buckle. (1) is the left foot and (2) is the right foot.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Leather, wood, composition |
Brief description | Pair of girl's sandals; British, 1940-49 |
Physical description | Pair of girl's T-bar sandals, of textured red and bottle green leather, with almond-shaped toes, and beechwood sole and heel units. The back quarters and the T-bar are of the green leather, and the toe straps of the red, with a nailed red leather trim around the edge of the uppers. The sole and heel units are stained grass green at the sides, and are reinforced with nailed 'irons' of black textured composition, resembling those found on clogs. The T-bar straps fasten at the outside edge with a metal buckle. (1) is the left foot and (2) is the right foot. |
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Marks and inscriptions | REDFERNS RD. NO. 771961
SILENT/ NON-SLIP
10 (left foot)
blue pencil mark (possibly 2/6 for two shillings & sixpence) (right foot)
(all on soles) |
Object history | References: Wooden soled shoes were produced during World War 2 to save on shoe leather: see "C & J Clark 1825-1975" by Brendan Lehane (C & J Clark Ltd, Street; 1975) Price: £5 |
Production | Made by: Redferns |
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Accession number | B.225:1-1996 |
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Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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