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I love Cobblers :-)
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maggiewinchester | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:11 |
A few years back, I bought some leather boots - half price in a sale. They are very comfortable and I wear them a lot. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:20 |
my Dad used to repair all our shoes |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:22 |
the Flatters on the butlers side of the family |
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AnnMarieG | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:25 |
My granddad on my fathers side was a bootmaker before WW1, ( cant find anything out about him after that :-( ) and always remember my dad having a funny thing that I 'think' was called a shoe last. He used to mend all our shoes on it. Happy memories. :-) |
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Susan10146857 | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:25 |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:29 |
My dad used to repair our shoes too, I still have the last. |
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Susan10146857 | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:37 |
I wonder why they used to be called cordwainers......how does one wain a cord? |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:44 |
cordwainers I think made the laces |
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Susan10146857 | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:47 |
That makes sense Joy.....but Wiki he say |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:50 |
well I never knew that susan wiv :-D :-D |
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Susan10146857 | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:53 |
Yes...I am not sure whether I should now be...... SusanWikiforbrains or stick to Susangoogleforbrains :-D :-D |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 1 Jul 2014 19:58 |
A cordwainer is a shoemaker who makes fine soft leather shoes and other luxury footwear articles. The word is derived from "cordwain", or "cordovan", the leather produced in Córdoba, Spain. The term cordwainer (also "Corviser") was used as early as 1100 in England.[1] Historically, there was a distinction between a cordwainer, who made luxury shoes and boots out of the finest leathers, and a cobbler, who repaired them. This distinction gradually weakened, particularly during the twentieth century, when there was a predominance of shoe retailers who neither made nor repaired shoes. |
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Susan10146857 | Report | 1 Jul 2014 20:01 |
Was just about to paste that :-) |
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Kay???? | Report | 1 Jul 2014 20:25 |
cant beat a lump of cardboard in ya shoe,,,,,,,especailly when it started to fall out the hole. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 1 Jul 2014 20:43 |
whenever my Dad bought a new pair of shoes he always stuck stick on rubber soles on them and then put segs all round the heels so that actual original bottom of the shoe never ever had contact with the ground :-D |
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Phyll | Report | 1 Jul 2014 21:32 |
My Dad had a shoe last with three different sizes on it. Being a butcher he had access to leather or would it have been cow hide. Anyway he made my summer sandals with it. |
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Nolls from Harrogate | Report | 1 Jul 2014 22:23 |
As a kid my Mum was forever in the cobblers strap broken off school bag so got new ones fitted then ice skating took over but you needed a shield for the skate so off she went to cobbs and he made me his own version (I wasn't actually impressed as friends had nice bought ones but mine cost coppers) then the odd handbags, a new strap for the luggage and anything made of leather the first stop was there. Yes it did save a lot of money for my Mum. :-) |
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Nolls from Harrogate | Report | 1 Jul 2014 22:23 |
As a kid my Mum was forever in the cobblers strap broken off school bag so got new ones fitted then ice skating took over but you needed a shield for the skate so off she went to cobbs and he made me his own version (I wasn't actually impressed as friends had nice bought ones but mine cost coppers) then the odd handbags, a new strap for the luggage and anything made of leather the first stop was there. Yes it did save a lot of money for my Mum. :-) Oh we did have a Last as well but don't think Dad ever used it |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 1 Jul 2014 22:28 |
Lasts make interesting door stops :-D |
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Nolls from Harrogate | Report | 1 Jul 2014 22:47 |
I'm sure they would Maggie but how many of us have one now haha...Like every thing else that belonged to our parents they probably got dumped when they came into our possession and no doubt they would be worth a fortune now. I know I got offered my g/fathers 2 curling stones and his bowls...What would I do with them and turned my nose up at the thought I now know that the curling stones are worth at least £1000 and they are no different from the present day ones ...bah humbug! :-( |
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