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John Baxter's avatar

There's a snob element to re-soled shoes that doesn't apply to used clothing. An old suitcase, briefcase, wallet or saddle have class, as do well-kept hand-made shoes, but a suite with a shiny seat impresses nobody. Something to do with the animal nature of leather? (I like Woody Allen's joke. "This wallet belonged to my grandfather. On his deathbed... he sold it to me."

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HELEN MCKENNA's avatar

I do remember those steel tips on the heels and toes of shoes -not mine though. My parents were not from families wealthy enough to do that. However, there was a shoe iron in the garage for resoling shoes. I cannot remember it being used so may have been my grandparents who passed it down. My Grandmother made my mother's clothes and my mother made mine:). My "Aussie aunt" worked for a top salon in Collins Street, Melbourne as a beader so may have had access to fabric. Many memories rising after reading this post.

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