Shoes

Sandals

Apr 18, 1200

The first shoes ever made were in Mesopotamia 1600-1200

Native American

Apr 19, 1700

Native Americans wore moccasins.

How shoes looked like

Apr 20, 1850

As late as 1850 most shoes were made by straight lasts

Shoes

Apr 20, 1850

shoes were made like the ones in Egyption used in the 14th century B.C.

Shoes

Apr 19, 1856

Payless was a self-service shoe chains began in US.

The Machine

Apr 20, 1858

Lyman Blake a shoemaker made a machine for sewing the soles of shoes

Shoes

Apr 19, 1863

John A. Frye (d.1911), a shoemaker from England, made a Frye Boot company in the US

Machine

Apr 23, 1871

Charles Goodyear made a machine for sewing shoes.

Machine

Apr 20, 1875

a machine was made for making a different type of shoe was developed

Shoe brands

Apr 23, 1892

The US had under 30 different brand names for shoes.

Rubber heel

Apr 19, 1899

The first rubber heal was made

First Sneaker

Apr 19, 1917

The first Sneaker was made.

Rolling machine

Apr 20, 1918

In 1845 the Rolling Machine was made

First Sport Sandal

Apr 19, 1974

The first Sport Sandal was made.

Plimsolls

Apr 23, 2012

Plimsolls were made and sold in the US in the late 1800s