Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1914 — FOOTWEAR FOR RAILROAD MEN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOOTWEAR FOR RAILROAD MEN

New “Safety" Shoe Will Prevent the Catching of the Foot In a Switch. - ‘ ' ■ —-

The number of times railroad men have lost a foot by having it caught in a switch when a train was approaching has caused a French inventor to design a shoe having a removable sole and heel. The inner sole and heel of the shoe in question is provided—with two Bteel-lined Tgrooves into which little steel rails of corresponding size and form, attached to the outer sole and heel, slide, holding the two firmly together. Should

the foot be caught in a switch, the trainman quickly and easily gets out of trouble by jerking his foot forward, leaving the outer sole and heel behind. —Popular Mechanics.

“Safety” Shoe With Removable Sole and Heel.