(Q4973224)

English

brogan

heavy, ankle-high leather shoe

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Brogans MET 50.100.12a-b CP4.jpg
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The United States and Canada
Elizabeth Sammelhack
18 March 2018
Durable and inexpensive work shoes called brogans were made using heavy cowhide and constituted the majority of shoes made during the colonial era. These hard-wearing shoes were cut with the flesh side facing out and the smooth side worn against the foot so that the shoe did not need to be lined. (English)
Brogans
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