You ever wonder how they used to do it, perhaps even still do? How cool is this?

 

The clogging workshop of Baas Riphagen, by Polygoon-Profilti (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator), is licensed under Public Domain Mark.

My Dad brought a set of these back from Europe when he was in the Merchant Marines, WWII

Pretty cool John...shoe making has migrated to machine carving (at least in the US) with imported machines from the old country.

It's been a few years now, but visited here in Holland, MI...

 

De-Klomp Wooden Shoe Factory - Facebook Page

In native language (French, Flemish,?) these are known as "sabots."

 

When the industrial revolution was taking hold, disgruntled employees would jam up the gears by throwing in a wooden shoe.  Hence known as "sabotage."

10 minutes ago, kmealy said:

In native language (French, Flemish,?) these are known as "sabots."

 

When the industrial revolution was taking hold, disgruntled employees would jam up the gears by throwing in a wooden shoe.  Hence known as "sabotage."

I had never heard that before! Thanks for that tidbit, Keith.

John

41 minutes ago, HARO50 said:

I had never heard that before! Thanks for that tidbit, Keith.

John

I remember that tidbit - it was mentioned in the movie, Star Trek VI

Interesting; although i thought it was about clogged arteries from all the donuts everyone is after...