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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-05-18, Page 68PrHp 32 Handcrafting wooden shoes... From page 31 shoe is "personally made." A skilled shoemaker might be able to cut out the inside of 10 pairs of shoes in a day, while a factory machine is capable of producing many more, in the same time. The most common style (even today) is the round top. In place of round top portion, some shoes hady leather strips on top, which were softer- on the top of one's foot while walking. This style was called "leertje klomp," a leather strip wooden shoe. During the war a wooden bottom, leather topped shoe was popular. The only other ' Now's the time to get growing! •TREES •SHRUBS •ROSES *PERENNIALS *DUTCH SETS •FERTILIZERS Welcome to Clinton VERBEEKrS FARM & GARDEN CENTRE for all your lawn and garden needs Isaac Street, Clinton 482.9333 variation to the basic style first mentioned was that for the use in the turf (peat). This style was the wooden shoe with leather or rubber tacked onto the wood to make a boot. Designs and colors off wooden shoes have no meaning or purpose. 14,lakers and owners used their imagination for designs and colors. In the past some shoes were carved for design. Now shoes have designs painted on. Apparently there is no traditional color, design or ceremonial shoe for certain areas, but there are many fancy shoes. R seems Drente's traditional shoe color was white and Freisland wore black shoes for special days. Also in Freisland wearers of shoes were identified as livestock dealers, especially cattle buyers. This was like a trademark. In the southern province of the Netherlands, such as Noord Brabant, Limburg and Zeeland, the yellow shoes were popular with all the wearers. The sail boaters of long ago wore a slightly different design. However, all wooden shoes are basically the same. The wooden shoe has a long life. Even when the shoe is cracked or broken there were always ways of extending its life. Soccer, a popular sport in Holland, resulted in the wear and tear of many pairs of regular leather shoes until mothers decided their sons would wear wooden shoes or not play anymore! A simple procedure using wire repaired any broken or cracked shoes. During the depression in the early 1930's, when wooden Turn to page 33 WE SALUTE KLOMPEN FEEST DAYS fl, . 11166 FITS compliments of HORIZON CHICK LIMITED 2te R.R. NO. 1, HANOVER, ONTARIO OFFICE: 364-3200 1