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Top left - working mans heavy duty boot with reinforced toe.
Top right - Blucher boot. Designed by a German general for his troops during the
Napoleonic wars. It became a standard design in workmen's shoes that is still
used today.
Bottom left - Civil War uniform boot.
Bottom right - the Top Boot, a gentleman's riding boot. Soft leather, often with a
seamless calf. The top fold was done in a lighter color. The toe was slender and
more pointed than other boot styles. The loop at the top was to pull the boot on
and then it was tucked inside.
Original drawings by Bridget Carson