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  2. Sneakers - Wikipedia

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    Some of these shoes are made up to unusually large sizes for athletes with large feet. Sneakers intended for running come in a range of shapes suited to different purposes. Generally, they are divided by running style: the majority are for heel-toe joggers/runners which are further subdivided into 'neutral', 'overpronation' and 'underpronation ...

  3. Shoe - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known shoes are sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately 7000 or 8000 BC, found in the Fort Rock Cave in the US state of Oregon in 1938. [5] The world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord along seams at the front and back, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia in 2008 and is believed to date to 3500 BC.

  4. Bata Corporation - Wikipedia

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    As of 1934, the firm owned 300 stores in North America (after World War II, many of theses stores were rebranded with the "Barrett Shoes" trademark), a thousand in Asia, more than 4,000 in Europe. In 1938, the Group employed just over 65,000 people worldwide, including 36% outside Czechoslovakia and had stakes in the tanning, agriculture ...

  5. Adidas Samba - Wikipedia

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    It had two color ways; one with a black upper and gum sole and the other with a white upper and gum sole. This version also has a fold-over tongue. [11] [16] Samba Super Adidas Samba Super in Black. The Samba Super was designed for more urban wear rather than athletic use.

  6. Brooks Sports - Wikipedia

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    1920 ad for Bruxshu Gymnasium Shoes. Brooks Sports, Inc. was founded in 1914 by John Brooks Goldenberg, following his purchase of the Quaker Shoe Company, a manufacturer of bathing shoes and ballet slippers. [9]

  7. Keds - Wikipedia

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    Keds is an American brand known for its canvas shoes with rubber soles. Founded in 1916 by U.S. Rubber , its original shoe design was the first mass-marketed canvas-top sneaker . The brand was sold to Stride Rite in 1979, which was acquired by Wolverine World Wide in 2012.

  8. Shoemaking - Wikipedia

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    The sole and heel were made from one piece of maple or ash two-inches thick, and a little longer and broader than the desired size of shoe. The outer side of the sole and heel was fashioned with a long chisel-edged implement, called the clogger's knife or stock; while a second implement, called the groover, made a groove around the side of the ...

  9. Adidas - Wikipedia

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    The shoe is called the "Adidas Futurecraft Biofabric." The material used is 15% lighter than conventional silk fibers, and is 100% biodegradable. The shoe only begin to dissolve when it is put in contact with a high concentration of the digestion enzyme proteinase, which occurs naturally. Once this happens, the shoes can decompose within 36 hours.