tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post2828574585440872977..comments2024-03-28T08:09:58.329+00:00Comments on Cestina's dolls houses: Just the Right Shoe....Cestinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-75482358677995072562018-07-22T15:24:52.851+01:002018-07-22T15:24:52.851+01:00Ah, a trip down Memory lane - my childhood party s...Ah, a trip down Memory lane - my childhood party shoes came from the Bata shop in the High Street of my home town. They were silver and white and I loved them dearly (now resident in the V&A MoC). As ever, I enjoyed reading about the problem-solving, and think the displays lokk extreeeemly attractive!naoldmanhttp://gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-19413836876561352692018-06-29T20:15:04.953+01:002018-06-29T20:15:04.953+01:00They really are rather nice Diane! Have you shown ...They really are rather nice Diane! Have you shown your friend the blogpost? She might enjoy it :-)Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-17251452524400369922018-06-27T11:45:11.024+01:002018-06-27T11:45:11.024+01:00Great post, I have a friend who has a collection o...Great post, I have a friend who has a collection of these shoes too. Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922513743119944185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-80248686457104312122018-06-13T19:06:06.848+01:002018-06-13T19:06:06.848+01:00Tripoli eh Sally? I said they spread all over th...Tripoli eh Sally? I said they spread all over the world! I'm so glad you enjoyed the post :-)Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-14448334476575296562018-06-13T16:57:43.106+01:002018-06-13T16:57:43.106+01:00I had to smile at the "old cobblers" as ...I had to smile at the "old cobblers" as my father in law was a cockney, he used all kinds of expressions. I recognise the collar stiffeners too, somewhere I even have a few and also collar studs that belonged to my grandfather. It's delightful to see all the wonderful shoes in your display- I recently visited the museum of childhood in Edinburgh and is was such fun to see so many toys from my own childhood as well as my brother (younger) and also stepchildren. As always, it's so much fun to read your posts and now I'm off to check out the Bâta story which prompted memories of shoe shopping with my mum in Tripoli Libya back in the sixties.... happy days!sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287900660128774538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-63645263843345031072018-06-12T19:43:54.783+01:002018-06-12T19:43:54.783+01:00I knew about the cobblers. And I have certainly h...I knew about the cobblers. And I have certainly heard of Bata shoes - they were ubiquitous in France, years ago, and I think still are. Lovely display!Mrs Redboots (Annabel Smyth)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11270027663691257254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-60580836297818090722018-06-11T15:17:38.848+01:002018-06-11T15:17:38.848+01:00I have to admit, to my shame, that I've never ...I have to admit, to my shame, that I've never been to the Bata Museum in Toronto, even after living a mere hundred miles from it for the last 40+ years, although I'm pretty sure some of my family have been there. Also forgot to mention that I recognised the shirt stiffener 'bones' - some of my husband's shirts still have them, though they have largely disappeared - usually in the washer or dryer! Susan Merskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313419803504861227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-92074331397027884452018-06-11T12:45:57.060+01:002018-06-11T12:45:57.060+01:00Haha! Mercifully not. xHaha! Mercifully not. xAndrea Smallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017280033696404459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-14541252034104473162018-06-11T12:08:23.865+01:002018-06-11T12:08:23.865+01:00Yes, the new division is a bit of a nuisance, espe...Yes, the new division is a bit of a nuisance, especially at Christmas when it was useful to be able to have the "Christmas card" just in the small part. But the new windows are excellent in terms of heat and dust exclusion so I mustn't complain.<br /><br />I did think twice about the boot, but I am sure the paint is removable and it's such a nice, crumpled boot, I see it as someone's old favourite, being brought back for yet another repair....xxCestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-77034338923096666892018-06-11T12:05:22.100+01:002018-06-11T12:05:22.100+01:00Again, why am I not surprised at your knowledge of...Again, why am I not surprised at your knowledge of indelicate slang? I realise that this key tool is missing from those on the cobbler's bench. I had better go and make one...<br /><br />The skirts were pink too? Hmmm.....<br />xxCestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-42040041576030530892018-06-11T11:43:56.921+01:002018-06-11T11:43:56.921+01:00Well, of course I know about the load of old cobbl...Well, of course I know about the load of old cobblers, and I also guessed the shirt stiffeners. The shoes look great in the window - though that new midway window divide is going to alter how one goes about designing future displays, isn't it? Having read an article recently about old toys and what they're worth now, I'm not sure you should have painted the lead Monopoly boot!<br />xx Words and Pictureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672524847577136244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-7355578180957815902018-06-11T11:35:53.902+01:002018-06-11T11:35:53.902+01:00Super post! Fascinating about the cobblers. I'...Super post! Fascinating about the cobblers. I'm afraid I must raise my hand to claim knowledge of the indelicacy of a load of old cobblers. I also recognised the shirt bones - I had them in my school shirts before they changed the uniform and did away with cream shirts and school ties with tunics, in favour of ridiculous pink blouses and skirts that fitted no girl in the school. Harrumph.<br />Very clever display solutions.<br />Andrea xxAndrea Smallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017280033696404459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-9314666831273210692018-06-11T10:28:12.288+01:002018-06-11T10:28:12.288+01:00I am surprised that the stiffeners are still aroun...I am surprised that the stiffeners are still around Abbey - but not surprised that you recognised them :-) <br /><br />I imagine there must be a Bata museum in Zlin as well but it's a far distance from here so I was a bit surprised to read that the Bavorov cobblers actually worked for the firm at all....<br /><br />I am fascinated by company histories like that.Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-38348137005302734172018-06-11T10:11:46.301+01:002018-06-11T10:11:46.301+01:00I remember going to the Bata shoe museum in Toront...I remember going to the Bata shoe museum in Toronto - how interesting that the firm was Czech originally! <br />...and I recognise the shirt-collar stiffeners or 'bones' too. Peter bought a couple of shirts recently that included them - though we discarded them (they came out in the washing machine, which was when we discovered their presence, when the first one was washed, so I took them out of the other one, and they never got put back in) - and I remember my father's shirts in the 1950s always had them.Abbeybufohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09943340447141277258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-49310958017960221662018-06-11T09:51:34.554+01:002018-06-11T09:51:34.554+01:00Thank you Helen - I enjoyed all the research. Good...Thank you Helen - I enjoyed all the research. Good for my Czech too!Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-32338092407536738032018-06-11T09:50:37.196+01:002018-06-11T09:50:37.196+01:00Oh how nice to see you here Susan! I should think ...Oh how nice to see you here Susan! I should think the skins being sold to the cobblers is very likely. Another very elderly friend told me that before the communists took over in the mid 1940s there were still seven or eight butchers in the town but they too all vanished and when I first arrived here there wasn't even one left. We now have a very excellent butcher in the same building as Small Worlds :-)<br /><br />Yes, Bata is fascinating. The son my mother skied with is Thomas, who will be very familiar to you in Canada. Just think what might have happened had the relationship ever developed!Cestinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03050699324845479257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-5434727468422147602018-06-11T06:04:28.252+01:002018-06-11T06:04:28.252+01:00what a great history lesson, once again! love you...what a great history lesson, once again! love your new window display. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10690233874810368197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2825557015623591306.post-13660432975169638952018-06-11T00:38:37.506+01:002018-06-11T00:38:37.506+01:00Wow - it looks as if at last I may be able to post...Wow - it looks as if at last I may be able to post comments, instead of having to e-mail/PM them! <br />Love all the pictures of shoes - and yes, the story of the Bata Company is fascinating - I knew about their philanthropy etc. But how fascinating to find that Bavarov itself was once a town of 'cobblers'; I wonder whether the skins of the beef sold in the butchers' shops was passed on to the shoemakers to use? <br />Susan Merskeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313419803504861227noreply@blogger.com