Pair of overshoes Shoe or overshoe of rubber with carved ornament of flowers and leaves, Shoes made of rubber or natural rubber, with carved ornament of flowers and leaves. Research by the ICN (written notice by Thea van Oostveen, 4-8-1998) shows that the shoes are made of natural rubber. A very small amount of sulfur is present in the rubber, which indicates that the ubber is only very little vulcanized. The rubber became harder, but because almost nothing was added, these shoes were very elastic. They have been affected by oxygen over the years. According to tradition, one of the first pairs of overshoes and given the elasticity of the material, this could very well be done., anonymous, England (possibly), c. 1819 - c. 1840, geheel, scoring, l 22 cm × w 8 cm × h 6.5 cm
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