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6 Indian Creek Road East
Chatham, Ontario, Canada
N7M 4H1

(519) 352-2831
(519) 352-6533
1-866 355-1351


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Wooden Shoes Wooden shoes are an established part of our Dutch heritage going back to the early 1400's when they first appeared as a sandal with iron straps (sounds comfy). Within a hundred years they had assumed their present form. The manufacture of shoes from poplar wood remained unchanged until the begining of the last century when machinery to automate the process was devised.
The downside of this was that the art of making wooden shoes began to be lost and today the klompenmaker is nearly extinct.

Wooden shoes are uniquely identified with Holland and now form an important export and tourist item. Almost lost outside of Holland is the fact that they are comfortable and practical footwear.

We have a good selection of footwear along with some of the souvenir variety. Do we have your size?
Unless you have worn wooden shoes before, we encourage you to call us, Toll Free, at 1-866-355-1351 before you purchase. Try it. . .we challenge you!

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