
I have been using this time at home to create order in my endless electronic archives of images and snippets. I am finding interesting things like this 1906 advert for O’Connor, manufacturer of footwear for the lame, and in another file, an extant example from, I think, the podiatric shoe museum at Temple University in Pennsylvania.

Pretty sure I had the 1870 version of Lame Boot in my closet at one time. Actually I have a pair of Fluevogs that are vaguely similar and will be making their way into your collection soon.