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a man with a club-foot bet Fred that he couldn't make him a pair of comfortable wooden shoes. Again, Fred accepted the challenge and gained another satisfied customer. In 1980, Holland made Fred ...
Despite their iconic look and their important role in Dutch history, wooden clogs are now mostly made for tourists, not everyday wear. The official tells the agency that 300,000 pair of shoes are ...
In 1926, Herman’s son, Chester, bought a souvenir business from a man named DeWeerdt, who sold wooden shoes to the Kresge and Woolworth stores in Holland. The shoes were made by Fred Oldemulders.
HOLLAND, Mich. — Two pairs of oversized wooden shoes that were displayed as part of an art competition for the annual Tulip Time Festival in Michigan have been stolen. Artists decorated 45 big ...