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Step into the world of cobblers, where craftsmanship and tradition intertwine with stories from different eras

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Toymaker

The Toymaker
ECD71972 The Toymaker by Ehrlich, Felix (19th century); Elgin Court Designs Ltd. London, UK; out of copyright

Background imageCobbler Collection: Shoemakers, the Two Givort Brothers, 1884 (oil on canvas)

Shoemakers, the Two Givort Brothers, 1884 (oil on canvas)
987497 Shoemakers, the Two Givort Brothers, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 64.8x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Shoemakers, the Two Givort Brothers; Le Cordonnier)

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Cobbler (engraving)

The Cobbler (engraving)
3648001 The Cobbler (engraving) by Bouchardon, Edme (1698-1762) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cobbler. Illustration for Kulturgeschichtliches Bilderbuch aus drei Jahrhunderten by Georg)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Centennial Of Barbours Thread, 1784 - 1884 (chromolitho)

Centennial Of Barbours Thread, 1784 - 1884 (chromolitho)
733389 Centennial Of Barbours Thread, 1784 - 1884 (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Centennial Of Barbours Thread)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Mrs Sole The Shoemakers Wife (colour litho)

Mrs Sole The Shoemakers Wife (colour litho)
2797319 Mrs Sole The Shoemakers Wife (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Sole The Shoemakers Wife)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Cobbler seated behind a stall (coloured engraving)

Cobbler seated behind a stall (coloured engraving)
602190 Cobbler seated behind a stall (coloured engraving) by Vernet, Carle (1758-1836) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Savetier)

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Baptism of St. Anianus by St. Mark, c. 1524

The Baptism of St. Anianus by St. Mark, c. 1524
BEN85162 The Baptism of St. Anianus by St. Mark, c.1524 by Mansueti, Giovanni di Niccolo (fl.1485-1527); 335x125 cm; Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Sweep, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land

The Sweep, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land
DGC452054 The Sweep, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Background imageCobbler Collection: Attic black-figure pelike decorated with a scene of a shoemaker cutting leather for a

Attic black-figure pelike decorated with a scene of a shoemaker cutting leather for a
AMQ100553 Attic black-figure pelike decorated with a scene of a shoemaker cutting leather for a shoe, early 5th century BC (ceramic) by Eucharides Painter (c.500-475 BC); height

Background imageCobbler Collection: A shoe and bootmaker and their tools, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et

A shoe and bootmaker and their tools, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et
STC243967 A shoe and bootmaker and their tools, from the Encyclopedie des Sciences et Metiers by Denis Diderot (1713-84) published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

Background imageCobbler Collection: Advertisement: Boots and shoes neatly made and repaired (type)

Advertisement: Boots and shoes neatly made and repaired (type)
982890 Advertisement: Boots and shoes neatly made and repaired (type) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement: Boots and shoes neatly made and repaired)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Leather (chromolitho)

Leather (chromolitho)
1094509 Leather (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leather. French educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageCobbler Collection: The tribute of the royal shoes, 16th Century (chromolitho)

The tribute of the royal shoes, 16th Century (chromolitho)
1094163 The tribute of the royal shoes, 16th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tribute of the royal shoes, 16th Century)

Background imageCobbler Collection: The King and the Cobbler (engraving)

The King and the Cobbler (engraving)
611394 The King and the Cobbler (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The King and the Cobbler)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Shoemaker (colour litho)

Shoemaker (colour litho)
SNG127767 Shoemaker (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; French, out of copyright

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Elves and the Shoemaker (chromolitho)

The Elves and the Shoemaker (chromolitho)
5229480 The Elves and the Shoemaker (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Elves and the Shoemaker)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Integrity retiring from Office!, pub. 1801 (hand coloured engraving)

Integrity retiring from Office!, pub. 1801 (hand coloured engraving)
2490981 Integrity retiring from Office!, pub. 1801 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCobbler Collection: The cobbler (engraving)

The cobbler (engraving)
6022252 The cobbler (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cobbler. Illustration for In The Childs World by Emilie Poulsson (Milton Bradley Co, 1899)

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Dauphin, son of King Louis XVI of France, sent to live with the cobbler Antoine Simon by order

The Dauphin, son of King Louis XVI of France, sent to live with the cobbler Antoine Simon by order of the Committee of
6000594 The Dauphin, son of King Louis XVI of France, sent to live with the cobbler Antoine Simon by order of the Committee of Public Safety, French Revolution, 1793 (litho) by Spriet

Background imageCobbler Collection: Azulejos panel: representation of trades, peasant tillage, saver

Azulejos panel: representation of trades, peasant tillage, saver
AIS5386237 Azulejos panel: representation of trades, peasant tillage, saver, log splitter and a pipier (ceramic) by Dutch School, (16th century); Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

Background imageCobbler Collection: A young woman and a small girl watch a cobbler at work (colour litho)

A young woman and a small girl watch a cobbler at work (colour litho)
960226 A young woman and a small girl watch a cobbler at work (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A stitch in time)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Supplementary Militia, turning out for Twenty Days Amusement, pub

Supplementary Militia, turning out for Twenty Days Amusement, pub
3035675 Supplementary Militia, turning out for Twenty Days Amusement, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imageCobbler Collection: Dr Kitto making Shoes in the Plymouth Workhouse (engraving)

Dr Kitto making Shoes in the Plymouth Workhouse (engraving)
2796649 Dr Kitto making Shoes in the Plymouth Workhouse (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dr Kitto making Shoes in the Plymouth Workhouse)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Mr Sole The Shoemaker (colour litho)

Mr Sole The Shoemaker (colour litho)
2797318 Mr Sole The Shoemaker (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Sole The Shoemaker)

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Dauphin at the Temple and the cobbler Simon (engraving)

The Dauphin at the Temple and the cobbler Simon (engraving)
670424 The Dauphin at the Temple and the cobbler Simon (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dauphin at the Temple and the cobbler Simon)

Background imageCobbler Collection: The artists shoemaker (red & black chalk on paper)

The artists shoemaker (red & black chalk on paper)
615280 The artists shoemaker (red & black chalk on paper) by Dolci, Carlo (1616-86); 32.8x24 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Happy Poor, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land

The Happy Poor, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land
DGC452057 The Happy Poor, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Cobbler (engraving)

The Cobbler (engraving)
725352 The Cobbler (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cobbler. Illustration for The XVIIIth Century by Paul Lacroix (Bickers and Son)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Beckmesser serenades Magdalena dressed as Eva (chromolitho)

Beckmesser serenades Magdalena dressed as Eva (chromolitho)
735758 Beckmesser serenades Magdalena dressed as Eva (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beckmesser serenades Magdalena dressed as Eva)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Ladies Boots, Christmas Card (chromolitho)

Ladies Boots, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731133 Ladies Boots, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladies Boots, Christmas Card.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Background imageCobbler Collection: An Eastern Shoemakers Shop (engraving)

An Eastern Shoemakers Shop (engraving)
5992234 An Eastern Shoemakers Shop (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Eastern Shoemakers Shop)

Background imageCobbler Collection: Fol. 122v Merchants at the Lendit Fair near St. Denis, from the Grandes Chroniques de

Fol. 122v Merchants at the Lendit Fair near St. Denis, from the Grandes Chroniques de
XTR214819 Fol.122v Merchants at the Lendit Fair near St. Denis, from the Grandes Chroniques de France, 1375-79 (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Castres

Background imageCobbler Collection: Nathan Wood, Patten Maker (pen & ink and w / c on paper)

Nathan Wood, Patten Maker (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
CHL404780 Nathan Wood, Patten Maker (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Barritt, Thomas (d.1820); 19.4x14.2 cm; Chethams Library, Manchester

Background imageCobbler Collection: L atelier du cordonnier - The Shoemakers Workshop - Jan Joseph Horemans

L atelier du cordonnier - The Shoemakers Workshop - Jan Joseph Horemans
FIA5406456 L atelier du cordonnier - The Shoemakers Workshop - Jan Joseph Horemans, the Elder (1682-1759). Oil on canvas, 1712. Dimension : 50x60 cm

Background imageCobbler Collection: Le cordonnier (colour litho)

Le cordonnier (colour litho)
5205015 Le cordonnier (colour litho) by Fraipont, Gustave (1849-after 1897); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le cordonnier)

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Boot Boy, c. 1885-90 (oil on canvas)

The Boot Boy, c. 1885-90 (oil on canvas)
938649 The Boot Boy, c.1885-90 (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 61 x 41. cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageCobbler Collection: Roman cobbler (engraving)

Roman cobbler (engraving)
962145 Roman cobbler (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman cobbler. Illustration for The World Its Cities and Peoples by Robert Brown (Cassell, c 1885)

Background imageCobbler Collection: The Dissolute Household. Creator: Pieter Balten

The Dissolute Household. Creator: Pieter Balten
The Dissolute Household

Background imageCobbler Collection: Shoemakers Bench, c. 1941. Creator: Pearl Davis

Shoemakers Bench, c. 1941. Creator: Pearl Davis
Shoemakers Bench, c. 1941

Background imageCobbler Collection: Shoe Bench, c. 1941. Creator: Clarence W Dawson

Shoe Bench, c. 1941. Creator: Clarence W Dawson
Shoe Bench, c. 1941

Background imageCobbler Collection: A cobbler at work. He is making boots - perhaps army boots

A cobbler at work. He is making boots - perhaps army boots. Picture taken 1st September 1944

Background imageCobbler Collection: Stitching a upper of a shoe at the H Solomons shoe factory in Tottenham. 30th July 1956

Stitching a upper of a shoe at the H Solomons shoe factory in Tottenham. 30th July 1956

Background imageCobbler Collection: A cutter at H Solomons shoe factory in Tottenham. 30th July 1956

A cutter at H Solomons shoe factory in Tottenham. 30th July 1956

Background imageCobbler Collection: A cobbler at the Mansfield shoe factory in Northampton, hand stitching a pair of shoes

A cobbler at the Mansfield shoe factory in Northampton, hand stitching a pair of shoes 26th April 1956

Background imageCobbler Collection: One of Middlesbroughs last remaining cobbler shops is closing down. 1971

One of Middlesbroughs last remaining cobbler shops is closing down. 1971

Background imageCobbler Collection: A taste of the past... Lower Hopton First School spent a day at Colne Valley Museum

A taste of the past... Lower Hopton First School spent a day at Colne Valley Museum, Golcar and pictured with Ellis Pearson, the cobbler, are Alistair Roberts (left) and Jonathan Kaye

Background imageCobbler Collection: A boy is shown how to replace the heel of a boot. He is 'at work'

A boy is shown how to replace the heel of a boot. He is "at work"
A boy is shown how to replace the heel of a boot. He is " at work" at the Lion Boys Club in Hoxton, London, where members do shoe repairs for old age pensioners free of charge

Background imageCobbler Collection: A boy carries a bundle of shoes. He is 'at work'

A boy carries a bundle of shoes. He is "at work"
A boy carries a bundle of shoes. He is " at work" at the Lion Boys Club in Hoxton, London, where members do shoe repairs for old age pensioners free of charge



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Step into the world of cobblers, where craftsmanship and tradition intertwine with stories from different eras. From the humble shoemaking tools to the grandeur of a Victorian shoemaker's workshop, these glimpses into history reveal the artistry behind every pair of shoes. In 1801, as Integrity retired from office, cobblers continued their tireless work in St Davids, Pembrokeshire. The cobbler's shop front stood as a testament to their dedication and skill, serving the community with pride. Transporting us back even further is a captivating image of a giant crafting shoes for the mighty Wrekin mountain. Legends like these remind us that cobblers have always played an essential role in our folklore. Fast forward to 1937 when village life thrived, and a young boy diligently repaired boots at his local cobbler's shop. His hands told tales of resilience and resourcefulness during challenging times. Meanwhile, mischievous Puss couldn't resist trying on his new boots at the cobbler's shop. Even cats appreciate quality footwear. Venturing beyond borders takes us to Thessaloniki, Greece - where cobblers under Arch of Galerius carry on this timeless trade. Their expertise echoes through generations as they create beautiful shoes for locals and visitors alike. Scotland beckons with its breathtaking landscapes captured in black-and-white photos; among them stands The Cobbler in Arrochar - an iconic peak inspiring both hikers and cobblers seeking inspiration from nature's majesty. Closer to home lies Northamptonshire, England - known for its shoe factories since time immemorial. Here we find workers meticulously cutting out leather shoe uppers at Mansfield factory—a testament to British craftsmanship that has stood strong throughout centuries. As we conclude this journey through time and space within the realm of cobbling traditions worldwide let us not forget Irish leprechauns or fairy shoemakers, who are said to possess unparalleled skills in crafting magical footwear.