Men’s boot with zip. Last quarter of the 20th century.
Men’s boot with zip. Last quarter of the 20th century.
Fur was more popular for use in outer garments and accessories than for footwear. But fur as a material has in the past and also nowadays been used to make footwear – as a lining that warms the foot in winter or as decoration.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1040
Women’s shoe with a heel, pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
Women’s shoe with a heel, pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
Galoshes were worn in rainy weather and also in winter. Galoshes protected shoes from getting wet. People put them on when they left the house and took them off when they came somewhere dry.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1332
TRŽ;AKC-1242/14
Laced boots for special occasions. Third quarter of the 20th century.
Laced boots for special occasions. Third quarter of the 20th century.
Women’s laced boots are still popular in winter nowadays. Certain details of their appearance have changed, as has the way they are made, the shape of the heel etc.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1037
Women’s boots for festive wear. First third of the 20th century.
Women’s boots for festive wear. First third of the 20th century.
These boots have a cloth upper and zip.
Footwear that was not wholly made of leather was common already in the 19th century and has been preserved to this day. At the end of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, laced boots were often made from cloth. However, such boots were still an exception rather than the rule.
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TRŽ;ČE-450
Leather women’s slipper with tassel. Third quarter of the 20th century.
Leather women’s slipper with tassel. Third quarter of the 20th century.
This slipper was made under the Prema trademark. It was worn by Frančiška Pretnar (married name Mandič) of Tržič before 1970.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-351
Slipper or women’s shoe. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Slipper or women’s shoe. Second quarter of the 20th century.
This form of footwear is made of fabric and leather and is intended for everyday use.
Both the left and the right slipper are made on the same last and are therefore identical. This way of making shoes was still practiced in Tržič in the first quarter of the 20th century. Slippers were made this way even later.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-424
Women’s slippers. Third quarter of the 20th century.
Women’s slippers. Third quarter of the 20th century.
These slippers are made from fabric, have decorative embroidery and are hand sewn.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1154/14
Slippers. Third quarter of the 20th century.
Slippers. Third quarter of the 20th century.
These slippers were preserved in the house of Antonija Piškur, the famous slipper maker from Tržič.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1245/14
Winter slippers. Last quarter of the 20th century.
Winter slippers. Last quarter of the 20th century.
These slippers were worn by Ivana Laussegger from Tržič.
The inner is made of fake fur and kept the feet pleasantly warm while at the same time acting as decoration.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1151/14
Children’s slippers with tassel. Mid 20th century.
Children’s slippers with tassel. Mid 20th century.
These size 21 slippers are from the workshop of Anton Jelenc who had a factory of baby shoes and slippers on Glavni trg in Tržič.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-440
Slippers. Last quarter of the 20th century.
Slippers. Last quarter of the 20th century.
These were made by shoemaker Jože Poljanec from Sebenje, born in 1913, and who wore them in the last years of his life.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1145/14
Slippers. Mid 20th century.
Slippers. Mid 20th century.
In the farming environment, slippers were not common. They were more common with townspeople and workers. In Tržič, one of the better known slipper producers was Antonija Piškur, Tonči, whose workshop was on the Glavni trg.
These slippers were found in her house.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1243/14
Wooden children’s ice skate with metal blade. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Wooden children’s ice skate with metal blade. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Children also used ice skates that they attached to their boots with leather straps fitted to the wooden upper part of the skate.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-496
Girls’ boots and ice skates. Mid 20th century.
Girls’ boots and ice skates. Mid 20th century.
Skating was very popular with children. Like adults, they too used boots to which they fitted šine or glajze.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1226
TRŽ;ČE-353
Ice skates. Mid 20th century.
Ice skates. Mid 20th century.
In the middle of the 20th century, ice skates that were permanently fixed to the shoe became more and more common. In Tržič they called them šeksne. The ones on display have special “teeth” at the front that made it easier to come to a stop.
They were used by Mihael Petek, born in 1922, and made by Tržič shoemaker Horvat before the Second World War.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-453
TRŽ;ČE-352
Shoe with an ice skate. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Shoe with an ice skate. Second quarter of the 20th century.
These kinds of ice skates fitted different shoe sizes so they could be used by more than one person – usually within the family or the neighbourhood.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1097/14
Boots with pegged construction and ice skates. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Boots with pegged construction and ice skates. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Ice skating was very popular in Tržič in the interwar period.
In the 1930s, people still used to wear their everyday laced boots for skating by fitting them with skates that they called šine or glajze.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-446
TRŽ;ČE-485
Hardwearing men’s boot. Mid 20th century.
Hardwearing men’s boot. Mid 20th century.
These boots have small hooks for the laces and at the top a strap with a buckle for fastening. They can also be tied at the back.
These boots were meant for skiing.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-413
Laced children’s boots. Mid 20th century.
Laced children’s boots. Mid 20th century.
Children’s shoes that were made in the same way as adult shoes. To make them, the shoemaker needed almost as much time as to make a pair of adult shoes. However, there was a greater difference in the amount of leather that was needed.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1331
Hardwearing laced men’s boots with hobnailed soles. Mid 20th century.
Hardwearing laced men’s boots with hobnailed soles. Mid 20th century.
These kinds of boots were not only meant for mountain walking. On the contrary, they were used above all for work and they were particularly suitable for forest work and other work on demanding terrain.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-493
Women’s sewn shoes. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Women’s sewn shoes. Second quarter of the 20th century.
These shoes were made in 1935.
In the interwar period and after World War Two, townswomen most often wore shoes with a heel for weddings. In the villages around Tržič, simpler shoes with low heels were also popular wedding wear.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1225
Women’s suede shoes. Mid 20th century.
Women’s suede shoes. Mid 20th century.
Wedding shoes were often the best shoes that people had. Thriftier people had shoes made that they wore for the first time for their wedding and later wore them to church and for special occasions.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1042/14
Women’s suede wedding shoes. Mid 20th century.
Women’s suede wedding shoes. Mid 20th century.
Made by Tržič shoemaker Joža Gros.
For weddings people usually had new shoes made and it was rare that they would buy a mass produced pair of shoes for this occasion.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-415
Men’s laced shoes and galoshes. Mid 20th century.
Men’s laced shoes and galoshes. Mid 20th century.
When there was rain and mud, people put galoshes over their shoes which protected them against the rain and dirt. They put the galoshes on when they left the house and took them off again when they came back in.
Galoshes were made in the Borovo factory and were worn by Mihael Petek from Tržič.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-425
TRŽ;ČE-504
Laced boots. Third quarter of the 20th century.
Laced boots. Third quarter of the 20th century.
The basic shape of laced boots acquired a new form in the second half of the 20th century – particularly as regards the way the upper was decorated and the way the sole was made.
The upper is decorated with leather straps.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1337
Men’s badly worn shoes. Mid 20th century.
Men’s badly worn shoes. Mid 20th century.
Before World War Two women’s sandals were frequent as were sandals for children. Children often wore so-called gandice – simple sandals. They were named after the Indian politician Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), who wore similar sandals.
The exhibited sandals are not gandice, they were made by Martin Slapar in 1940.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-398
Wooden clogs with leather upper. First half of the 20th century.
Wooden clogs with leather upper. First half of the 20th century.
Clogs were very popular for everyday wear in rural areas. From the end of the 19th century onwards they were made with a wooden sole and leather upper. They were worn by men, women and children usually for work around the house and stable.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1307
Men’s boots with wooden sole. Mid 20th century.
Men’s boots with wooden sole. Mid 20th century.
These boots were made shortly after World War Two.
These kinds of boots with wooden soles were used primarily by industrial workers. They were already widespread in the interwar period.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-414
Men’s laced shoes for festive occasions, pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
Men’s laced shoes for festive occasions, pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
These shoes were never worn.
These kinds of shoes were common amongst the townspeople of Tržič. The sole was made in the traditional way – with pegs. As they are still in pristine condition they look quite modern.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-499
Men’s laced festive shoes, pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Men’s laced festive shoes, pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Made by Martin Slapar in 1935. The heel was repaired later.
These shoes that were known as hafərəl, which could be translated as ‘half-shoe’, were very popular amongst the townspeople of Tržič in the interwar period. They were rarely worn by the rural population in the surrounding villages.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-445
Hardwearing men’s boots with hobnailed soles. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Hardwearing men’s boots with hobnailed soles. Second quarter of the 20th century.
These types of boots were also known as kvedrovci, as they were made na keder (‘on a frame’). They were very hardwearing and their life was prolonged with hobnails that were fitted to the sole (the hobnails were mainly made in Kropa).
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-346
Laced boots. From after World War One.
Laced boots. From after World War One.
Made by Konrad Mehle, probably in the 1920s.
These boots were, similarly to many other similar forms of footwear, also used for skating.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-317
Women’s sandals. Mid 20th century.
Women’s sandals. Mid 20th century.
These sandals were found in a house on Glavni trg in Tržič.
The upper of the sandal is made from strips that are attached to the sole at the sides. They are fastened with a strap and buckle at the side. The very low heel is attached to the sole with metal nails.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1224/14
Women’s shoes with pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
Women’s shoes with pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
These shoes are decorated with intertwined strips on the instep and have a buckle for fastening. The heel is protected against wear by an “iron”. These were a popular feature on women’s footwear made in the interwar period and for some years after World War Two.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-430
Women’s shoes made using the pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
Women’s shoes made using the pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
These shoes are decorated with bands made of red coloured leather.
The soles are reinforced with additional leather, which was nailed to the soles when they were worn out in order to prolong their life.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-431
Women’s shoes. Made by Francka Mandič. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Women’s shoes. Made by Francka Mandič. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Unworn shoes from the shoemaking workshop of Francka Mandič from 1931.
They were made to be worn on special occasions.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-448
Women’s sandals that are fastened with a strap that fits around the ankle. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Women’s sandals that are fastened with a strap that fits around the ankle. Second quarter of the 20th century.
These sandals were made in 1937; the sole was later refurbished.
This kind of footwear was popular with the ladies of Tržič. They were worn by teachers, secretaries, the wives of Tržič businessmen and others who wanted to look smart.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-386
Women’s shoes. Mid 20th century.
Women’s shoes. Mid 20th century.
In the interwar period and after World War Two, the uppers were decorated by different intertwined strips of leather. It was mainly women that made these decorations in various workshops that specialised in this kind of work.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1208
Špangarji – sewn construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Špangarji – sewn construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Made by shoemaker Martin Slapar of Tržič in 1930.
Špangarji, as shoes that had a leather strap across the instep that was fixed with a button or buckle were known in Tržič, were very popular in the 1930s. They were worn mainly by the town ladies of Tržič as well as in surrounding villages.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-393
Women’s sandals made before the Second World War.
Women’s sandals made before the Second World War.
These sandals are adorned by intertwined strips on the instep; the upper that covers the toes is closed.
Sandals as a form of footwear that could be worn on festive occasions became popular in towns during the interwar period.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-463
Women’s sewn shoes, made in 1937.
Women’s sewn shoes, made in 1937.
The shape of women’s heels changed through the course of history, but it was generally true that the heel increased in size depending on how special the shoe was meant to be. This did not, however, mean that a shoe with a low heel was very ordinary or for work – shoes for special occasions also had low heels – but high heels were never used for work.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1030
Women’s laced shoes, made in 1965.
Women’s laced shoes, made in 1965.
In the 1960s, pointed shoes became popular. Even better sewing machines made it possible to decorate the uppers with longer stitches and thicker threads.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-350
Women’s shoes made to show the appearance of footwear in the mid 20th century.
Women’s shoes made to show the appearance of footwear in the mid 20th century.
These shoes made from goatskin by the Tržič shoemaker Janez Slapar were never worn.
They were probably made to show what shoes looked like in the first half of the 20th century and how they were made. The left and right shoe are identical, i.e. made on a symmetrical last.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-423
Women’s sewn shoes decorated with tassels. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Women’s sewn shoes decorated with tassels. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Made by Tržič shoemaker Martin Slapar in 1930.
With machine-sewn uppers that became popular in Tržič in the last quarter of the 19th century shoe production became much faster than it was before. However, in the interwar period the production of uppers again demanded more time and skill both in terms of modelling and production due to different forms of decoration.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-433
Women’s sewn shoes meant for everyday wear. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Women’s sewn shoes meant for everyday wear. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Made by Tržič shoemaker Martin Slapar in 1930.
Shoes with a simple shape and simple to make were meant for everyday use. The upper is made from a front and back part that are joined at the sides with simple straight stitches.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-392
Women’s suede shoes. Interwar period.
Women’s suede shoes. Interwar period.
Made by the Borovo footwear factory in 1931.
The people of Tržič did not only wear footwear that was made in Tržič but also footwear that they bought elsewhere. In the years before World War Two and later, footwear made by the Borovo shoe factory was particularly popular.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-435
Women’s shoes for special occasions. Mid 20th century.
Women’s shoes for special occasions. Mid 20th century.
These shoes that have an upper made of woollen fabric were made in Italy and found in a house on Glavni trg in Tržič.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1239/14
Women’s Sunday best shoes made of suede. Mid 20th century.
Women’s Sunday best shoes made of suede. Mid 20th century.
Women’s shoes with a broad and not particularly high heel whose front end is decorated with leather strips and a bow. Similarly, the intensive decoration of women’s shoes for special occasions became very popular in the interwar period – shoes whose basic shape was very similar appeared in various versions.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-455
Women’s shoes made with pegged construction and decorated with holes and stitches. They were made in the interwar period.
Women’s shoes made with pegged construction and decorated with holes and stitches. They were made in the interwar period.
These shoes were made by Martin Slapar in 1930.
They followed a fashion trend from the early 1930s. They were meant to be worn on special occasions.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-391
Men’s shoe with pegged construction and hooks for the laces from before World War Two.
Men’s shoe with pegged construction and hooks for the laces from before World War Two.
Made by Tržič shoemaker Janez Krmelj in 1940.
Laced shoes were most often laced at the front but there were also versions where the laces were at the side.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-381
Men’s pegged boots with laces from the 1930s.
Men’s pegged boots with laces from the 1930s.
Made by Tržič shoemaker Janko Štefe in the years prior to World War Two.
These shoes were known as hafərəl in Tržič which comes from the German word Half (half, in the sense of half-shoe as it was only half the size of higher shoes or boots). It was made using the pegged construction and the heel is attached with metal tacks. The heel and front part are protected against wear by special irons.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-390
Laced children’s boot, pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
Laced children’s boot, pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
Made by Martin Slapar in 1945.
Laced boots were the most widespread form of children’s winter footwear in the first half and middle of the 20th century.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-442
Child’s laced shoe. Mid 20th century.
Child’s laced shoe. Mid 20th century.
This shoe was given to the Tržič Museum by Metka Kokalj from Leše.
The shoe’s upper is decorated by little holes. The shoe is typical of children’s fashions – such a style of shoes was never used for adults.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-467
Children’s laced boots. First third of the 20th century.
Children’s laced boots. First third of the 20th century.
These boot, that were never worn, were made in the Tržič factory owned by Herman Goeken.
These boots are thought to have been made for a presentation of a collection of children’s shoes that were made by Herman Goeken’s factory in Tržič.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-519
Child’s laced boot. Mid 20th century.
Child’s laced boot. Mid 20th century.
Similarly to adult shoes, children’s shoes were most often black or brown in colour. In the interwar period, the choice of leather for making shoe uppers expanded, and shoes of other colours also became widespread.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1608/14
Child’s shoe with strap from around 1930.
Child’s shoe with strap from around 1930.
It is clearly visible that these shoes were worn for a long time. The sole is attached to the upper with pegs and the heel is additionally fixed with metal tacks.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1607/14
Children’s shoes made with metal nails (tacks) and fitted with strap. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Children’s shoes made with metal nails (tacks) and fitted with strap. Second quarter of the 20th century.
These shoes were found in Maternik’s house in Leše.
These are children’s shoes with a strap that were meant for festive summer wear.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1195
Children’s shoe with strap and button for fastening. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Children’s shoe with strap and button for fastening. Second quarter of the 20th century.
These shoes were never worn. They were made in the Tržič factory owned by Herman Goeken.
These kinds of shoes that were fastened with a strap across the instep were known as špangarji by the people of Tržič. The sole is attached with metal tacks – these were rarely used for adult footwear.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-439
Laced children’s boots – pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Laced children’s boots – pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Children often wore their shoes until they wore them out completely – so they could no longer be worn. But they did not throw them away even then, that is how highly they valued them.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-456
Children’s laced boots. Mid 20th century.
Children’s laced boots. Mid 20th century.
These boots were given to the museum in Tržič by Metka Kokalj from Leše.
There are many testimonies from around Tržič that show how highly footwear for children was valued. Even in the mid 20th century, many children went barefoot even in cold weather. They carried their shoes in their hands or tied across their shoulders and only put them on when they entered a church, for example.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-466
Laced children’s boots. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Laced children’s boots. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Children’s boots that have exactly the same shape as adult boots. They are made of fine, thin leather and the soles are attached with small metal nails.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1605/14
Laced children’s boots. First third of the 20th century.
Laced children’s boots. First third of the 20th century.
These boots were made in the Tržič factory owned by Herman Goeken.
In Tržič and its surroundings there were many shoemaking workshops that specialised in making children’s footwear. A very famous shoemaker was Anton Jelenc who had a workshop for manufacturing baby shoes in the interwar period in Tržič.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-520
Laced boots. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Laced boots. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Children soon wore out their shoes on the rough paths and roads. Nonetheless, the same pair of shoes was usually worn by several children in one family. When the bigger ones grew out of them they were inherited by a younger brother or sister.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1606/14
Children’s laced boots, pegged construction with hobnailed soles. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Children’s laced boots, pegged construction with hobnailed soles. Second quarter of the 20th century.
In order to make children’s shoes and boots last as long as those of adults, they also fitted them with hobnails. Children’s shoes were made quite a lot larger than they needed so they could wear them for several seasons.
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TRŽ;ČE-374
Girl’s laced boots. Mid 20th century.
Girl’s laced boots. Mid 20th century.
There was no major difference between the footwear worn by girls and boys. In the first half of the 20th century, children usually went barefoot in summer and in winter they mainly wore laced boots.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1226
Children’s laced boots, pegged construction, with hobnailed soles. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Children’s laced boots, pegged construction, with hobnailed soles. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Children’s footwear was very similar to adult footwear. The shapes were the same, as was the manner of construction, only the shoes were smaller. There was only one key difference as regards footwear: children had fewer shoes and boots and often went barefoot.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-506
Men’s boots – pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Men’s boots – pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
These boots are made from a special type of leather.
Boots often had a leather loop sewn into the top of the inner side that made it easier to put them on. You simply held the loop and pulled the shoe on.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-418
Men’s boots – pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Men’s boots – pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
To make low-cut boots for working use, shoemakers used thicker leather than for shoes meant for festive wear. They were black or brown and also reddish brown.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-419
Heavily hobnailed men’s boots with pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Heavily hobnailed men’s boots with pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
In the second half of the 20th century, heavily hobnailed shoes and boots were very rare. As they are quite special and precious, a fair number of these kinds of shoes from the first half of the 20th century have been preserved. They were above all meant to offer good protection to the foot during work on demanding terrain.
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TRŽ;ČE-330
Laced boots, pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
Laced boots, pegged construction. Mid 20th century.
These boots were never worn. They were probably made in the mid 20th century. The upper is made of strong leather and is lined. The soles are also of leather. Boots made in this style were known as rančoši in Tržič which comes from the German word Randschuhe – a shoe whose upper is sewn onto the edge of the sole.
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TRŽ;ČE-482
Laced boots, probably end of the 19th century.
Laced boots, probably end of the 19th century.
These boots made using pegged construction were probably worn by Josipina Tekster from Tržič. The front part of the upper features a “cap” that is decorated with little holes.
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TRŽ;AKC-1247/14
Women’s laced boots for festive wear. Made specially to show what footwear looked like at the end of the 19th century.
Women’s laced boots for festive wear. Made specially to show what footwear looked like at the end of the 19th century.
Made in 1969 by Janez Slapar.
They are made as a reconstruction of women’s festive wear from the end of the 19th century. They are made from goatskin and lined with cotton fabric. The left and right shoe are perfectly identical. This way of making shoes was common in the beginning of the 20th century.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1033
Women’s laced boots for wear on festive occasions. This boot was made to show what footwear looked like at the end of the 19th century.
Women’s laced boots for wear on festive occasions. This boot was made to show what footwear looked like at the end of the 19th century.
These boots were made in 1969 by Janez Slapar.
The museum in Tržič keeps a number of shoes that were made in the third quarter of the 20th century so the museum could show what shoes looked like at the end of the 19th century. These are replicas that are supposed to look like footwear from those times and are also made the way they used to be made.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-474
Laced boots, pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Laced boots, pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Laced boots with low heels and leather soles with hobnails were very suitable for everyday wear and farm work in the first half of the 20th century. They were hardwearing and the hobnails meant people did not slip while working in meadows, fields and on other soft surfaces.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-347
Women’s laced boots for special occasions. First third of the 20th century.
Women’s laced boots for special occasions. First third of the 20th century.
Laced women’s shoes had heels of differing heights. Women and girls from rural backgrounds wore a fairly low heel for work, while higher heels were more common in the towns. These kinds of shoes also had more decorations – they had interesting turn-ups above the ankle.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-472
Laced, sewn shoes. Mid 20th century.
Laced, sewn shoes. Mid 20th century.
These shoes were worn by Ignac Primožič from Tržič.
In the mid 20th century, laces were often made of strips of leather. They were hardwearing and cheap.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1210
Women’s laced boots with a decorative sewn pattern between the sole and the upper section. Made in 1957.
Women’s laced boots with a decorative sewn pattern between the sole and the upper section. Made in 1957.
Shoes made by Albin Oblak.
Laced boots were the most popular footwear for women in the last decades of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century. They also remained in use later but their form changed to a greater or lesser extent and the way they were made also changed.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1039
Men’s laced boots, pegged construction, intended for wear on festive occasions. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Men’s laced boots, pegged construction, intended for wear on festive occasions. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Made by shoemaker Lojze Mehle of Tržič.
Machine-sewing the upper and hand-sewing and pegging the sole was the typical way boots were made in the last decades of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The laces were usually threaded through eyelets and the upper part sometimes had metal hooks across which the laces were tied to form a criss-cross pattern.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-378
Men’s laced boots made to show what footwear looked like at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
Men’s laced boots made to show what footwear looked like at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
In the final decades of the 20th century, this footwear was made for the needs of the museum to show what old footwear looked like. They are made according to patterns from the end of the 19th century and using methods from that time.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-421
Pegged boots with a buckle for fastening. Mid 20th century.
Pegged boots with a buckle for fastening. Mid 20th century.
In the first half of the 20th century, laces and zips were joined by other ways of making footwear fit tightly to the ankle. In the years before the Second World War and after it, various buckles proved popular.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-494
Boots with a zip, initially intended for wear on special occasions. Mid 20th century.
Boots with a zip, initially intended for wear on special occasions. Mid 20th century.
The zip was invented in the mid 19th century but it was not immediately used in footwear. It became widespread as a substitute for laces or buckles in the first half of the 20th century but it never completely replaced laces as the most widespread form of fastening boots.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-447
Hardwearing boots with laces. First third of the 20th century.
Hardwearing boots with laces. First third of the 20th century.
People wore them independently for work in the forest or other work where they could injure their shins, also in combination with gaiters. They were hobnailed with pifəlci, hobnails that were mostly made in Kropa.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;AKC-1149/14
Leather gaiters meant for work in the forest. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Leather gaiters meant for work in the forest. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Forest workers in particular used to wear gaiters with laced boots as protection for the ankles and calves. The combination of low boots and gaiters was like a substitute for the more expensive and less practical higher boots. The low boots could be worn independently and in combination with gaiters they provided suitable protection.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-359
Men’s boot with a hobnailed heel, pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
Men’s boot with a hobnailed heel, pegged construction. Second quarter of the 20th century.
In order to prolong the life of boots they fitted them with hobnails that prevented the leather sole from wearing out too quickly.
For removing shoes they helped themselves with a ‘boot jack’ which consists of a U-shaped mouth that grips the heel of the boot, and a flat area to which weight can be applied. To operate it, the user places the heel of the boot in the mouth of the jack, stands on the back of the device with the other foot, and pulls his foot free of the boot.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-403
Boot made with pegged construction and hobnailed front part of the sole and heel. First half of the 20th century.
Boot made with pegged construction and hobnailed front part of the sole and heel. First half of the 20th century.
The boot is hand sewn. People looked after their footwear to make it last as long as possible. If, for example, the boot was damaged or if it had a hole, they took it to the shoemaker to be mended. They would say that he gave it “hope”, so that it could continue to serve its purpose.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-1234
Boots with zip, pegged construction. First quarter of the 20th century.
Boots with zip, pegged construction. First quarter of the 20th century.
Boots that reached up as high as the knee were rare but nevertheless popular footwear for men – especially for those that came from a more urban background – in the first half of the 19th century. They were also worn later, especially for work.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-417
Thigh-high boots, second half of the 19th century.
Thigh-high boots, second half of the 19th century.
Thigh-high boots were worn by farmers in the Alpine region from the 17th century until the middle of the 19th century. Later they became a part of the national costume.
REGISTRATION NUMBER
TRŽ;ČE-514
