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    Boot Making
    Long ago the people had to make their own boots. They used to have to tan the leather.
    They had wooden lasts and wooden pegs instead of nails. This was the custom up to the year 1890 and then they began to make iron sprigs and iron lasts and better leather.
    The soles were made of wood and toe caps were not stitched across. In winter the wooden pegs swelled and kept the soles tight, so that the damp did not get in.
    Henry A. Mitchell
    Cree N.S.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Henry A. Mitchell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Cree, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    A.J. Mitchell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Cree, Co. Offaly