Leeds 'Boots for The Bairns Fund'

[dogduke]

arry awk wrote: LO TrojanBlakey's Boot Protectors factory wason Carr Crofts, Armley. Near the Baths if I rememberrightly?I think you had a lucky escape not going to workthere! A real scab shop from what people toldme. They'd never heard of Health and Safetyin those days!I have hammered a few 'Segs' into my boots,also my kids' shoes. Helluva job when rubberand 'compo' soles came in! Ruddy things used to bounce back out again! I believe you can stillbuy them (carded) in Woolworths, along withPhillips' 'Stick on' rubber soles and round 'heels'which fixed to your shoe heel with a short screw.You could turn 'em round when the edge wore down!PS Can't abide 'trainers'! (hideous footwear in my opinion). Wehad a last,Dad had worked in the soe trade and used to'sle and heel ' our shoes.He always had the round heels on his shoes.Didn't they have a star shaped washer ?

[dogduke]

The last used to double as a door stop in summer