Summary
Pair of leather boxing boots with rubber crepe sole. Eight sets of metal eyelets with dirty frayed shoe laces.
The boots were used by the Harry Johns Boxing Troupe. Harry Johns was a boxing and wrestling entrepreneur who toured the agricultural shows of Australia's eastern states between the 1930s and 1960s.
Boxing troupes toured agricultural shows in eastern Australia between the 1920s and the 1960s. Travelling boxing troupes can be traced to the late 1800s, but it was not until road transport improved that troupes became a regular feature of country shows.
Boxing was an important aspect of Aboriginal culture in the twentieth century, and a large proportion of tent boxers were First Peoples. Boxing was seen as a way of escaping mission life, and as a vehicle for political and social change and development.
Material from Harry Johns' Boxing Troupe is also located at the Gallery of Sport.
Physical Description
Pair of boxing boots, leather. Rubber crepe sole. Eight sets of metal eyelets with dirty frayed shoe laces. Leather backstrap with loop to assist in putting boots on.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Francesca Rose, Mr Harry Johns, 22 Apr 1996
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Inscriptions
Text, top of shoe tongue in gold lettering: 'Arena/SPORTING FOOTWEAR'. Handwritten on inside, numbers: '8 1/2'.
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Overall Dimensions
29.5 cm (Length), 10 cm (Width), 14 cm (Height)
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Dimensions
302 mm (Length), 110 mm (Width), 145 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: Max dimensions as per conservation requirements
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