If I Had Shoes I Would Walk All Over You.....2

The history of shoes is relatively an exciting invention; shoes first came on the scene in the 1600-1200 BC in Mesopotamia worn by the mountain people who lived on the border of Iran (inventors.about.com/od/sstinventions/aShoes_2.com). In other counties such as Egypt and the Middle East, shoes were shape in the form of a sandal, which was made from palm leaves (factshistoryofshoes.com). Back in Mesopotamia they first started with soft material which wrap around the foot to help protect the foot from being damage. There was only one style there was no difference between a right and left shoe the soft material suited everyone's feet. In 1850 shoes took their first break with leather material, the leather was heavier material that wrapped around the soft material to help protect the foot while mountain climbing one good word to describe how this typical shoe looked is, moccasin. Moccasins were worn when traveling daily and hunting for food, it was not until moccasins cross over to America, Americans found there utopia.

Shoes were first introduced to the United States in 1628 by one of the Mayflower pilgrim, by the name of Thomas Beard, who nailed together the first pair of shoes in America (factshistoryofshoes.com). This was a trade Beard took up from the Indians, and rapidly became popular in America. In the book Culture and Technology, it describes the convenience of technology as a forced by fordism which causes things to speed up for the convenience of materials things which surrounds us. This is exactly what it did in 1858; Lyman Reed Blake was an American who invented the sewing machine for soles of the shoe. Americans took shoes to another level, not only using animals to eat but to make shoes. Shoes were soon put into a size; size thirteen was the only shoe size that was created through barleycorns. Barleycorn was an England term meaning, ten plus three use from the English king, Edward II in1324. This term was brought to America by the Indiana’s. Materials were being added on shoes almost every year. In the book, Culture and Technology, it talked about progressing moving forward. America found evolution being able to walk around without glass or rocks touching their feet. By the 1900 shoes were introduce to factories all over the world. The average pair of shoes caused eleven dollars to make and could take up to weeks to make. By this time color, valcro, and shoestrings also played a major role in making a shoe. The mark of the new term began in 1913 when shoes were starting to get recognized by particular names.