UP FOR OFFER TODAY IS AN UNUSUAL ITEM AS IT IS SOMETHING YOU DONT SEE EVERYDAY IN OUR ERA AND YES, THIS SHOE OR AS MY HUSBAND LIKES TO CALL THEM, TORTURE DEVICES, WERE MADE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE AND YES PEOPLE WORE THEM. MY HUSBAND, LEONARD WAS BORN IN GERMANY AND HIS FAMILY HAD SEVERAL PAIRS. BUT THIS ONE CAME FROM ELSEWHERE AND I ONLY HAVE ONE WITH THE ORIGINAL LACE. CAN BE USED FOR DECOR AND WHAT A CONVERSATION PEICE!