The Village Cobbler

There is at least one shoe repair service in town here---Marvin’s Shoe Service.

"Marvin Eberhart started the shoe shop in 1977, and his son Frank started working there at age 15. Marvin passed away on December 14, 2004 and left the business to his sons Frank and Ric."

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They still use an old Singer machine for some repairs.

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Wonder how they keep the shoes straight? :playful:

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NancyNGA said:
There is at least one shoe repair service in town here---Marvin’s Shoe Service.

"Marvin Eberhart started the shoe shop in 1977, and his son Frank started working there at age 15. Marvin passed away on December 14, 2004 and left the business to his sons Frank and Ric."

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They still use an old Singer machine for some repairs.

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Wonder how they keep the shoes straight? :playful:

090211_ldo_marvins49.jpg


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Great pictures, Nancy did you go in and take them?
 
Meanderer said:
Great pictures, Nancy did you go in and take them?
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No. They were on the shop's website. There was an older repair shop in town that I have been to, but it has either moved or closed. Seems it's mainly men who get their shoes repaired. :confused:
 

Made in the 1930s, this silent German educational film shows how shoes are made from scratch by a shoemaker. Shoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand.

1930s FILM SHOEMAKER MAKES SHOES BY HAND GERMAN EDUCATIONAL MOVIE 75222
 
Cool video! I may have to learn how to do that. They don't make narrow shoes anymore. They *claim* they are narrow, but they aren't.
 
"C.H. Hyer learned the art of boot making from his father William, who immigrated to Illinois from Hanover, Germany in 1850. Hyer moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, for a railroad job. In 1872, after his railroad job ended, he taught leather working at the Kansas State School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. Hyer began making shoes out of his home to supplement his income in 1875 and later opened a small boot shop in Olathe, Kansas. "

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One of Hyer’s contributions to the boot trade was his measuring system that allowed customers from all over the country to mail order their boots."

Work order for Will Rogers’ boots, 1932. The cost for two pair was $26.50.
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https://olatheboots.com/about-us/heritage-since-1875
 
Thanks for a delightful thread and some smile provoking images. :)

I've used shoe repair shops over the years, but not lately. Since I'm semi-retired (I do consulting work out of my home), most days you'll find me in sneakers, flip flops or sandals. Living in ultra casual sunny Southern California means my dressier shoes fall out of fashion long before they wear out.
 
The Making of Wooden Shoes

Mr. Beekhuiszen from Eemnes in The Netherlands. He is the champion wooden shoes maker in Holland. This hand craft can't done on an commercial way and is therefore slowly dying out.
 
RadishRose said:
Why do they call them "Cobblers" and does it have anything to do with cobble stoned streets?
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A cobble is a stone.

My guess is that they mended streets by cobbling them together using new stones. These streets wore out the shoes........repeat

"Cobbler. Cobblers are people who make and mend shoes and boots by replacing worn soles and heels by either sewing or gluing on the new pieces. ... They cement, nail or sew soles and heels to shoes, and shape shoe heels with a knife, sanding them on a buffing wheel for smoothness".
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I found this explanation.

From the word cobble verb transitive [late 15th century, a back-formation form ‘cobbler’] 1. verb transitive and intransitive. Mend (especially shoes); mend roughly or clumsily; patch (up). 2. verb transitive [late 16th century] Put together roughly or clumsily.

and I learned a new word.

Cordwainer, A cordwainer is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather.

The cordwainer's trade can be contrasted with the cobbler's trade, according to a tradition in Britain that restricted cobblers to repairing shoes.

I love the internet, LOL!!!

 
"A statue of a cordwainer can be found in Watling Street at the Queen Victoria Street end, beside the wall of St. Mary Aldermary Church. A cordwainer is basically a shoemaker. The word derived from the Spanish town of Córdoba in Andalusia where high quality leather was produced. It was originally made from the skin of Musoli goats which was tawed with alum after a secret method only known to the Moors. The Crusaders brought the fine leather back to England and it became the material of choice for the best quality footwear".

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The Smallest Shop In London (Circa 1900)
"Measuring in at 13 square feet, this London shoe shop serves as a symbol of the capitalistic fervor at the dawn of the 20th century."

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