I was featured: Vintage Blog of the Week and Wooden cobbler boot collection

 


Diana from Adirondack Girl @ Heart emailed to say she had chosen my blog to be featured on her  Vintage Blog of the Week

Oh my, was I ever surprised, thrilled and a little nervous

 wondering what in the world could she say about me that would be interesting. 

I did not feed her any information ... well, I did give her my age. 
She just snooped around in my blogs and I will say, 
she is good and she is a talented writer.

  What she does requires a lot of time! 

I am really impressed with Diana.

  Thank you Diana for featuring me! 
Hope you will pay Diana a visit. 
She has a lot to share.

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I love all things wooden.

Here is a quick peek at some interesting wooden cobbler forms
I thrifted recently. 

Vintage wooden English riding boot form for keeping the shape or stretching. (sold on eBay)

19" tall

I tied them together with leather string 

because they do not fasten together. 

 

Four pieces ... front, back, foot and stretcher. The pieces are dovetailed to fit together. The middle piece with the ring on the top is the stretcher.

This is pushed between the back and front to stretch the boot or keep it in shape. The form will fit together without the center piece

Not sure this is totally correct, but that is how I see it.

This is a pair of short boot cobbler forms. They work the same way as the tall boots. The toe part and the front (shin part) are hinged together. The stretcher part slides in between them to stretch or shape.

(sold on eBay)

Size 9

one center part is missing in the photo below.

  

 Unusual stretchers or keepers for ladies high heel shoes. The rod will screw down to stretch the toe of the shoe or keep it in shape. Sometimes called shoe trees.       

     




Common Cobbler's shoe forms.  

 

 HIKER 
  May 5 1952

8 D

 Square toed baby shoes.
VULCAN 1 56
one is marked 4A and the other 4½A

Do not know what 66 means.

4124 child shoe
13½ C
marked Empire Branch
U. ?  Co.
ROCHESTER
NOV  1945

Baby high-top 

3½

Adult shoe form
marked 23.

Tole painted with strawberry and flower vine.


Thanks to all of you for visiting and for your sweet comments. 

I hope you will hop over and pay Diana a visit ... 

she is sure to inspire you.

She is so kind and so helpful to other bloggers. 
 

  She loves thrifting, collecting and is very knowledgeable about about history and art which she happily shares. 

 Diana at Adirondack Girl @ Heart   

Thanks again Diana ...   
Blessings:

So HAPPY to be featured by ....

 

 

Linking To:  
Bella Rosa Antiques, Let's Talk Vintage

Ivy and Elephant ... What's It Wednesday

Vintage Inspiration Party #181

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