Women's Leather Boots, 1890-1910
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Walking is the oldest form of transportation. A pair of walking shoes served a 19th-century American through city and country. By the late 1800s, shoes were increasingly made in factories instead of by hand, at half the cost. These factory-made, brown leather boots were made for a woman.
Walking is the oldest form of transportation. A pair of walking shoes served a 19th-century American through city and country. By the late 1800s, shoes were increasingly made in factories instead of by hand, at half the cost. These factory-made, brown leather boots were made for a woman.
Artifact
Boots (Footwear)
Date Made
1890-1910
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
Object ID
38.841.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Leather
Cloth
Technique
Machine-made
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7 in
Width: 2.875 in
Length: 10 in
Inscriptions
Stamped on heel: 34 5 On lining: 2 EE25478
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