Miners Clogs

Miners Clogs.
A pair of miners clogs. 

Made from very thick leather uppers with wooden soles, fitted with tin toe-caps and with iron horse-shoe like protective sole and heel strips. Size 9″ inches high.

These high ankle clogs were used from the 1920’s-30’s up until the 1970’s in the northern coalfields.

They were also used in other heavy industries.