tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807475378236706590.post8224400274776974493..comments2024-03-04T00:24:35.318-08:00Comments on McIlhagga Clan: ShoemakersSagairthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05129086628843952615noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807475378236706590.post-15942018727549177962013-01-29T12:06:31.729-08:002013-01-29T12:06:31.729-08:00In the November 2012 edition of Your Family Tree ...In the November 2012 edition of Your Family Tree a reader, Barbara Burrett wrote a letter about Shoe Makers. She says that 'boots and shoes were made in the producers' own homes. The order would be received and, starting in one family home, the first stage of the shoe would be produced. Then the item would be taken to the next house for the second phase and then to the third and onwards until the completed shoe was taken to the final house where, usually the wife, would complete the process by inspecting the stitching, polishing the leather and finally lacing or buttoning the item. The shoe or boot would then be picked up by the salesman on a pre-determined day, usually six days from the receipt of the order.' She adds that 'many.. workers were deaf and dumb or were apprenticed from the workhouses or industrial schools'. Sagairthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129086628843952615noreply@blogger.com