The Big One !!! Wooden Dutch Shoe 29cm 45 CE N1 2 - 08 VV Geel Holland

Vastrap !!!!   Wooden Dutch yellow clog   29cm   45   CE  N1      2 - 08     VV Geel     Wett VV Ged      Made in Holland     In clean good condition

Excellent for display

Measurements : Length : 340mm      

                                Width :  130mm

                                Height :  135mm

A klomp (plural klompen) are whole feet clogs from the Netherlands

Approximately 3 million pairs of klompen are made each year.  They are sold throughout the Netherlands. A large part of the market is for tourist souvenirs.  However some Dutch people, particular farmers, market gardeners and gardeners still wear them for everyday use

Outside the tourist industry klompen can be found in local tool shops and garden centers.

The traditional all-wooden Dutch clogs have been officially accredited as safety shoes with the CE-mark and can be withstand almost any penetration including sharp objects and concentrated acids. They are actually safer than steel capped protective shoes in some circumstances, as the wood cracks rather than dents in extreme accidents, allowing easy removal of the clog and not continued pressure on the toes by the (edge of the) steel nose.

Klompen cab be made from willow or poplar.

Dutch (poplar) clogs, for everyday use (as this one on photo)  The red painting on top makes the clogs look like leather shoes.  It is a traditional motif on painted clogs

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