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Making a Shoe

Photo of Shoe workers at Walter Sargent's factory in Glassbrook Road in the 1930's
Shoe workers at Walter Sargent's factory in Glassbrook Road in the 1930's

There are many different stages and processes to making a shoe. The following pages describe how to make a shoe with information taken from lecture notes from the Rushden Boot and Shoe School, 1935 - 1936 and 1948 - 1950. Additionally there is a glossary of shoe trade terms.


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