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Shoe Making  
Breckinridge County KyArchives History Other 
Book Title: A Glimpse Of The Past 
Many people had their own lasts that's the wooden form in the shape of a foot 
that the shoe is shaped around.  They would find a shoe that fit them and they 
would tear the shoe apart when it was worn out and make a wooden last to fit 
that foot.  Then they would find a shoe that fit them and they would tear the 
shoe apart when it was worn out and make a wooden last to fit that foot.  Then 
they would take the lasts to the shoemaker. 
If they didn't have lasts, the shoemaker would measure their feet and try to 
find a patter that fit.  There were lots of different size patterns, but very 
few styles.  Most of the shoes were plain lace ups.  A lot of women's shoes had 
buttons on them.  And then there were rough, heavy work shoes called brogans. 
A shoe usually had four main pieces of leather not counting the sole, the 
insole or the heel.  That's the vamp (or the toe and tongue part), the two 
quarters, and the leather cap that covered the toe. 
The early shoes were straight and you could wear them on either foot.  After 
you got them wet they would shape to your feet. 






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