Originally Posted By: L. Brown
Those shoes look to be "sabots". Good protection if you drop something, but not fireproof.


Spot on Larry. They are indeed sabots. Common wear for many decades in Belgium by workers. I would not want to stand in them for 10 - 12 hours a day.

There is a modern innovation in that image. A single electric light hanging from the ceiling.

Pete

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