The Shoe and Leather Lexicon: An Illustrated Glossary of Trade and Technical Terms Relating to Shoes, Also Leather and Other Shoe Materials and Allied Commodities, with Especial Reference to the Production, Distribution and Retail Merchandising of the Finished Article. Including Correct Anatomical Drawings of the Foot; Tables of Foot and Last Measurements; Standard Carton Sizes; Systems of Size Marking; Hosiery Sizes; how to Figure Profits; Classification of Leathers; Standard Size Lengths, Etc., Etc |
Common terms and phrases
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