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Description: | Gordon Minto of Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, wore these boots in the late 1940s. At the age of 18 months he contracted polio and was hospitalised for 18 months. To encourage his mobility he had to wear strong boots with callipers to support his legs.
Aspect: sex, Description: m
Aspect: age, Description: child
Part: heel, Aspect: type, Description: low
Part: upper construction, Aspect: type, Description: vamp & leg & tongue & backstrap & inside facing & topband & bar & buckle
Part: fastening, Aspect: type, Description: lace-up
Part: fastening, Aspect: type, Description: buckle
Part: trimming, Aspect: type, Description: topstitching
Material: organic, leather
Material: metal
Part: upper fabric, Material: organic, leather
Part: sole fabric, Material: organic, leather
Part: lining fabric, Material: textile, cotton
Part: sock fabric, Material: organic, leather
Colour: brown
image | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.costume&textiles.260378 | Go to resource |
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