Item 2023.186.10 - Zug Leather Work Boots

2023.186.10

Zug Leather Work Boots

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Hard wearing, ankle high, work boots made from a brown leather. The boots have leather laces which thread through the seven pairs of eyelets. There is a steel toe cap and across each toe there is decorative perforations similar to those found on brogues. The boots have a chunky sole which is made from rubber.

Zug is a hardwearing type of leather that is known for its texture which resembles small pebbles or stones.

The donor wore these boots when they worked as an agricultural labourer on a sheep farm, not far from Newcastleton in the Scottish Boarders in the 1970s.

Itshide has been producing the Commando sole for boots and shoes in Petersfield, England since the early 20th century.