78 years ago , my Grandad took part in the liberation of Holland. As he was walking, a lady ran out of her house and pressed this tiny shoe in his hand. It was all she had to give him. Grandad brought it home. Before he died, it was given to me.
78 years ago , my Grandad took part in the liberation of Holland. As he was walking, a lady ran out of her house and pressed this tiny shoe in his hand. It was all she had to give him. Grandad brought it home. Before he died, it was given to me.
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Cool story and a cool family heirloom! Hope you can also pass it down and keep the story alive.
Wonderful, we in Holland ( The Netherlands) and many European countries are still glad that US, CA,UK and more countries came and liberated us. I hope you understand we’re not walking anymore on wooden shoes, some farmers still use them but most are sold to tourists :-).
PAUL.
Really sweet your grandad valued it enough to keep it and pass it on to his family.
>It was all she had to give him.
Ah, is that what they told their family back home 🙂
I’m curious to know if there is some information on the bottom? Often the painter and the factory are on the bottom, but not always.
Delfts blauw (Delft blue) is typicality Dutch, as clogs are too. Perfect souvenir.
Thanks to your granddad for making the decision to fight for us. It’s nice to see he cherished this ‘Klomp’ all this time!
What a great story. Hope you continue the tradition.
Clogs (traditionally made of wood!) called klompen. Pre-modern work shoes, in Delfts Blauw (Delfts Blue). Seen all around the globe. Awesome, can’t be more Dutch than this. Fun fact; before baking it in the oven the clay is painted with gray water based paint which turns blue after baking in an oven due to a chemical reaction.
Are you sure this isn’t just from any Amsterdam souvenir shop?
If it has some ‘marker’ then maybe you can get some more information from https://museum.royaldelft.com/en/