Special Footwear & Orthotics Shoemakers Gallery
London's Favourite Orthopaedic Shoemaker
Tony and one of his team discussing a customer's special features on their orthotics before footwear is made.
Another typical shoemaker.
This is an orthopaedic shoemaker.
Shoemaker sewing in a welt.
This is himself working very hard. An unusual sight to see.
Back in the 1800's a typical shoemaker.In those days a lot more people had their shoes made by hand.
This is a clicker cutting by hand in the early 1900's
A typical Moroccan shoemaker sewing in a welt.
Greek shoemaker bottoming a shoe.
Lasting on a bench which is unusual, it's normally done sitting with the shoe on your lap.
A typical European shoemaker back in the 1900's
A shoemaker working on the bench.
Typical very proud Spanish shoemaker.
This is a shoe being adapted to have a cork raise
A young man (apprentice shoemaker) lasting. Lasting means pulling the upper over the last.
A typical shoemaker.
This is a wonderful picture of the shoemaker and his friends discussing the world's problems.
This man is an upper maker. Shoemaking is so many trades in one. You have the last maker, the pattern maker, the clicker and the one who cuts the upper out and then you get the stitcher who stitches all the pieces together to form the upper; the shoemaker does the rest.
The shoes that won the prize!
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Measuring Stick
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