Object number
79/106/1-2
Description
This is a pair of Wellington type clogs, suggested footwear for agricultural workers. They have black leather uppers, a coper toe cap and studded strip of metal between the sole. The insides are lined with felt.
Physical description
1 pair of Wellington clogs: leather; wood
Label Text
Farm worker's clogs. This is a pair of Wellington type clogs, worn by agricultural workers. They have wooden soles, leather uppers, and copper toe caps. Clogs are a type of footwear made in part or completely from wood and have long been associated with the shoes of the rural working class. This association as the footwear of the poor is a key factor in their much-reduced popularity today. Clog wearing in Britain became popular during the industrial revolution when there was a need for very strong, safe but cheap footwear, and was at its peak between the mid 18th century until the 1920s.9. Wellington clogs. Felt lined wellington clogs, worn by agricultural workers and by garage mechanics. 79/106/1-2.
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note-Georgia Charitou- 21 November 2014- These clogs were cleared from a garden shed belonging to the donor's cousin, Mrs. D. Thorne, 'Fairfield', 4 Hillside Road, Verwood, Dorset. An undated publicity pamphlet on clogs, probably published in the mid 1940's, suggests Wellington clogs for agricultural workers and in garages [ref. E. Vigeon, 'Clogs or Wooden Soled Shoes', 1977, pp.14-15, 17].
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