Ladies Shoes
Steel Shanks for Arch Support
Sold as Pairs. A Shoe Making Item
Description
Left over vintage stock from 1970's. Used for making ladies high heels shoes and boots. Perefectly useable stock. Please expect tarnish marks due to age of the stock. Surplus stock as no longer make shoes or boots. If you need large quantity then let me know.
Item specifics
- Brand: British United Shoe Machinery, Leicester
- Made in: UK
- Type: Ladies High Heel Steel Shanks
- Sold as Pairs
- Size:
- Dimensions of a shank:
- Length: 5 inches
- Width: 12 mm
- Thickness: 1.5 mm
- Curved for 1.5 to 2 inches high heel shoes
- Condition: New vintage stock from 1970's. Expect few rust marks
Ladies Shoe shank is a curved piece of material inserted on the bottom of the shoe or boot. All footwear made will have either metal, plastic or wooden shanks. The main purpose of the shoe or boot shank is to give extra support to the arch of the foot as well as to make the footwear a sturdy item.Footwear shank is inserted on the bottom of the footwear between the heel and the ball of the foot just below the arch. A shank is needed to help add extra support to the arch area of the shoe. Steel shanks are the most traditional. Extremely sturdy, light, strong and flexible.
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