1. Boot and Shoe Making Name of object What it does 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rotary Clocking-on Machine It was used to make sure that nobody was going to be late for work in the factories! Last Maker’s Bench Singer Sewing Machine The first machine. It was used for stitching together parts of the upper. Robinson Heel attacher Pattern Grading Machine Cutting the leather to make the upper parts of the shoe. This has to be very precise so as not to waste leather. Bed Laster Another machine for fitting and stitching together the various parts of the upper. Fixing the sole and the heel to the upper. After measuring the foot, a model (the last) is made of it in wood. The last is used as a mould on which the shoe is built. SoleHeel Upper Help. The names of the objects are in the wrong place. Can you help the shoemaker and draw arrows to put them in the right place?

2. Boot and Shoe Making Name of object What it does 1 2 3 4 5 6 It was used to make sure that nobody was going to be late for work in the factories! The first machine. It was used for stitching together parts of the upper. Cutting the leather to make the upper parts of the shoe. This has to be very precise so as not to waste leather. Another machine for fitting and stitching together the various parts of the upper. Fixing the sole and the heel to the upper. After measuring the foot, a model (the last) is made of it in wood. The last is used as a mould on which the shoe is built. SoleHeel Upper Help. The names of the objects are missing. Can you help the shoemaker by finding them and writing them in?

3. Boot and Shoe Making All of these pieces of equipment could be found in Kettering, either in factories or in workshops, in the 19 th and 20 th Centuries. Each one is involved in a process of making shoes or boots. Try to find each one, write down it’s name, and explain what it does. Name of machine What it does 1 2 3 4 5 6

4. Boot and Shoe picture task – Teachers notes Aim: to explain the process of shoe-making to encourage children to identify and explain objects Introduction Whole group seated - Remind/inform children of stages of making a shoe - Explain that machines gradually took over from hand tools in shoe-making - Explain task: each group is to a) do activity card b) be a museum guide to explain a piece of equipment 5 minutes Research and preparation Groups of 2-3 - Fill in activity cards - Prepare to explain the piece of machinery that corresponds with their group number. - What it’s called - What it does - Which stage of the shoe-making process it is used for - How it is better than hand tools - How dangerous it is - Any interesting detail about it12 minutes The guided tour Whole group The whole group goes round together, visiting each piece of machinery in turn, and each relevant group explains its item. 10 minutes Feedback Whole group seated What are advantages/disadvantages of machinery?3 minutes Resources: activity sheets + instruction cards