Makers
Freed “Classic” and “Wingblock” pointe shoes have a small stamp on the sole indicating which individual maker they were made by. The difference between the look and feels of each maker can be small or quite large. Characteristics that differ between makers are for the most part located in the box of the shoe. They are normally width, height, and weight. Makers’ stamps are usually a letter or some kind of symbol. Examples are makers “A,” “B,” “E,” “F” and, “anchor”, “bullshorn”, “crown”, and “bell”. Also makers that have left the company "FISH" Also, some makers have retired and therefore their stamp cannot be used again. Examples of retired makers are “violin”, “castle”, “football”, and “dollar”. Each cobbler makes about 50 shoes a day and most of the orders are for individual dancers who order 20 pairs at a time.
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