Description

Summary: A pair of industrial clogs with the usual wooden sole with horseshoes and a leather upper. They are in the Blucher style with a flap and buckle fastening over the laces to provide added protection. Clogs were worn as protective footwear in many industries including breweries, laundries, bleach and dye works, mines and quarries, foundries and for farming. Early 20th century, c. 1900-1920s. Found in a house attic in Seend.