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2. International Wooden Shoe Museum Eelde - Wikipedia

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   The collection had been put together by Eiso Wietzes (1916–1977) and Egbert Wietzes (1925–1988), two brothers, who were the last wooden shoe makers in Eelde. After their deaths, the collection was enlarged by the private collection of wooden shoes owned by H.P. Bongers, a teacher at the Technical College in Enschede.

3. List of defunct retailers of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Sample – Western New York based retailer founded in Buffalo in 1928 when its founder brought a sample set of 48 dresses back from New York City. At its peak, the retailer was noted for its semi-annual clearance known as the Pup Sale. The demise of The Sample was in 1991 following the death of the chain's chairman a year earlier.

4. Clog - Wikipedia

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   Since wooden footwear was a hand-made product, the shape of the footwear, as well as its production process showed great local and regional diversity in style. At the beginning of the 20th century machine-made wooden footwear was introduced. After WW2, in particular, wooden shoes became uncommon. They were replaced by more fashionable all ...

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6. Klomp - Wikipedia

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   Dutch clogs, for everyday use. The red painting on top makes the clogs look like leather shoes. It is a traditional motif on painted clogs. A klomp (Dutch: ⓘ, plural klompen [ˈklɔmpə(n)] ⓘ) is a whole-foot clog from the Netherlands. Along with cheese, tulips, and windmills, they are strongly associated with the country and are considered ...

7. Sabot (shoe) - Wikipedia

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   In truth, sabotage is derived from the noise and clumsiness associated with the wooden sabot shoe. [2] The American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner settled in France and one of his paintings depicts sabot manufacture. The picture, The Young Sabot Maker, is now on display in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.

8. Patten (shoe) - Wikipedia

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   Pattens were worn outdoors over a normal shoe, had a wooden or later wood and metal sole, and were held in place by leather or cloth bands. Pattens functioned to elevate the foot above the mud and dirt (including human effluent and animal dung) of the street, in a period when road and urban paving was minimal. Women continued to wear pattens in ...

9. Geta (footwear) - Wikipedia

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   Geta are made of one piece of solid wood forming the sole and two wooden blocks underneath. These blocks may have a metal plate on the section that touches the ground in order to lengthen the life span of the geta. A V-shaped thong of cloth forms the upper part of the sandal.