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A disgruntled button hook employee named Lester J. McIntosh. On March 27, 1790... his birthday coincidentally. Not allowed to have the day off, he took a skein of yarn and tied the hooks of all the shoes in the store together. He used a ladder pattern, not the classic "X" shape we see today. It backfired in a way, Lester was fired. However, a wealthy dowager happened by the shoppe and seeing the interesting new style "from the continent" purchased a pair. Her peers jumped on the bandwagon and the rest is history as they say. The owner of the shoppe, one Patrick Fitzsimmon Flyer (whose company became P.F.Flyer) retired a wealthy and influential man. Lester on the other hand was arrested attempting to solicit a young waif and was forever known as "Lester, the molester". And now you know the rest of the story....
Shoelaces
An aglet is the small plastic or fiber tube that binds the end of a shoelace (or similar cord) to prevent fraying and to allow the lace to be passed through an eyelet or other opening. This comes from the Latin word for "needle." The shoestring (string and shoe holes) was first invented in England in 1790 (first recorded date March 27). Before shoestrings, shoes were commonly fastened with buckles.
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The shoestring (string and shoe holes) was first invented in England in 1790 (first recorded date March 27).
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