Friday Shoe History Corner: French Chestnut Crushing Clogs
posted by: shoesense in Shoe History Corner on August 15th, 2008
I’m all about utilitarian shoes nowadays, glued as I am to the Olympic coverage. These don’t exactly qualify as athletic shoes, but they did invite a great deal of stomping and qualified as food-processing appliances. From The Bata Shoe Museum: “Clogs like these were used in 19th century France to de-shell acorns and chestnuts. The meat from the nuts could be ground into flour or used as pig feed. France, 1800-1900.”
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July 24, 2011 at 10:30 am, castaneda said:
These shoes are prety good ! . thanks
July 04, 2011 at 11:15 pm, Vans said:
Wow.The shoe is very cool.
March 30, 2011 at 7:36 am, batakenya said:
Amazing! There is no denying how HEAVY these were.
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