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Gum Boots – A Precise History

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We may not take 'rubber willies' with a really good deal of attention but the term has really been a catalyst to creating a way for current generation in wet and muddy grounds of these days. The history of gumboots starts from this term only when way back in the nineteenth century the primary duke of Wellington named Arthur Wellington requested his shoemaker to alter the design of his shoes. His previous boots were Hessian boot boots and these were primarily worn by soldiers and other military officers because of their low heal and partially pointed toe. Such style of hessian boots made it comfortable for mounting horses and carrying stirrups. Initially, these were the product of leather material but slowly as the fashion element came into the image this form of rubber waterproof rain boots has become a visible figure. At the time of war I, it was a large demand for such waterproof boots. It was just because these rubber boots were very durable and flexible and a perfect matc...