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Originally Posted by thinreadline
Absolutely excellent , what a great find. When I was a teenager in the 1960s there was a pub nearby which had a single boot much like your examples . It was in a glass case and was claimed to be that of a 17th century highwayman .... left in a hurry as he escaped the law ! Needless to say the name of the pub was 'The Boot' ... the pub was since refurbished and the boot has disappeared .
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Thinreadline
It is an interesting anecdote.
Also,It was fashionable to have at the entrance of the old houses such boots converted to Stick Stand!It was the cases for mine.
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Cerjak