The Boot and Shoe Trades in London and Paris in the Long Eighteenth Century

a business carried out on a large scale, probably employing several dozens of
indoor and outdoor workers (table 5.1).
Table 5.1 - Probate inventory of Richard Lush, 1716 (PRO, PROB 32/60/81)
An Appraisement of the goods and Wares of Richard Lush shoemaker in Pall Mall
in the Parish of St. James's Westminster in the Country of Middx. 30 March 1716.
In the Cutting room £s. d.
-Sixty-eight pounds of sole leather at 12 ½ p. p. 3 10 10
-One hundred twenty five pounds of leather at 6 p. p. 3 2 0
-Six rounds 10 0
-Three Spanish leather skins
10 0
-Six russel calves skins at 6 s. 3 d. each 1 17 6
-Thirteen skins and a piece of calf leather 3 1 9
-Other leather
16 0
-A dozen and half of pumps
3 0
-The shoes cutting Board and Ranks 0 0
-An Earthen Jarr
4 0
-Twelve pairs of upper leathers 16 0
-Four pairs of made stuff without upper leather 4 7
-Two pairs of women's stuff without heels and upper leather 1 8
-Four pairs of long leggs
19 0
-One pair of short leggs & vamps
4 0
-One pair of chileggs (sic) & vamp 4 0
-four pair of half Jack boots, spurrs & Leathers 4 0 0
-Two pair of Ditto with Tops 1 18 0
-One pair of half Jacks without Topps 8 0
-four pairs of Boots
9 0
-four pairs of buckle spletter Dashs 10 0
-slippers
1 4 6
-forteen dozen of Man's shoes at 3 s. 6 d. a pair 29 8 0
-Twenty pair of Boys shoes at 1 s. 6 d. a pair 1 10 0
-six pair of Bespoke shoos
1 0
-Boot Trees stretches, Boot foot & 2 keys
7 6
-Seven pair ditto at 6 a pair
3 6
-Thirty doz. Of wooden heels at 10 d. a dozen 15 0
-One dozen and a pair of corks 1 0
-One dozen of last 6 0
-Two hundred twenty five old last at two pence each 18 6
-The rack and shelves
10 0
-The stall Glaze, Cutting boards, a settle 0 0
-Great Peggs
3 0
-Small Peggs
3 6
-Two pairs of rippon spurs 1 0
-Two loads and a stan dish, a size stick, one hammer
3 brushes, 3 cutting knives, one crooked knife, one rasp 5 0
210
64 5 10