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• n  the shoemaker's trade

• There's a firm for every eight inhabitants; only 7% of the population is involved in agriculture (down from 61% in 1951), and more than 43% work in shoemaking.
• By 13, he had his own shoemaking business, and by his early 20s, he was in Hollywood making shoes for the stars of the silver screen.
• Older boys took additional training in carpentry, tailoring, shoemaking and farming.

• shoe repairing
• cobbling

News & Articles

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• Best foot forward
  Two Bay State men are hoping to revitalize the local shoe industry, one sole at a time. Pembroke resident Greg Cordeiro, 25, and Dan Heselton, 28, of Rockport launched New England Outerwear Co. six months ago. The online shop’s products highlight the region’s once bustling shoemaking industry, including such items as braided moccasins, oxfords, boat shoes and boots.
  July 22, 2013 - Boston Herald