Boots and Shoes
Clip 1: The shoe uppers
0 min 46 sec
Taken from the sponsored film Boots and Shoes (c1924)
Original title classification not known – this clip chosen to be G
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Curator’s clip description
The leather uppers are sewn by machine and stitched together before being trimmed. A machine punches eyelets into both sides of the upper. This is demonstrated for the camera by a female worker. The uppers are then lined and stuffed.
Curator’s notes
Close-ups and demonstrations for the camera are used to illustrate what each part of the shoe-making process entails.
Lauren Williams, curator
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