Shoemaking and cobbling
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97 Side-laced boot (mid 14th-century). The main wrap-around piece and the rectangular insert were joined vertically at the instep, partly with an edge/flesh butt seam and partly with a binding-seam. The lace holes were originally strengthened with a reinforcement piece (missing), which was anchored along both edges with binding-stitches. The topband survives, but a smali triangular insert at the lasting-margin is no w missing. Scalę 1:3.