Summary
Alternative Name(s): Shoes
Army green pair of shoe covers designed to go over shoes for workers in ammunition factory issued to workers during World War II. Overshoes like these were intended to minimise the danger of sparks from leather shoes on the floor creating a fire hazard.
Physical Description
Army green pair of shoe covers designed to go over shoes for workers in ammunition factory. Leather shoe has felt underneath, probably to add strength to the covers. Felt covering feet is in two pieces, stitched down the centre and where the heel would go. Inner piece of material has extra strap with fastening onto button on the panel. Felt stitched into leather. Tied together with piece of string and label.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Working Life & Trades, Clothing & Textiles
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Date Inscribed
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Organisation Named
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Inscriptions
Label attached to shoe: 'Aust. WW2 Ammunition Factory Workers shoe covers, pair, felt and leather'. On both shoes: '1945/V949/5-7'. One shoe has button: 'Australian Military Forces'.
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
13 cm (Length), 13 cm (Width), 38.8 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Manufacturing, Protective Clothing & Safety Wear, Wars & Conflicts, Working Life, World War II, 1939-1945