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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Right Foot Wooden Shoe Last |
| Date | c.1930-1979 |
| Document Type | Object |
| Reference | HT 17094 |
| Library / Archive | Museums Victoria |
| Collection Name | Personal Stories Collections |
| Description | This right foot solid timber sculpted shoe last is the form in which Stanio Fancoff's various shoes were moulded upon between the 1930s and 1970s. The foot mould is constructed within two sections of the forefoot and the back heel, whereby the visible join line runs from the vamp's top midway point to the back of the arch. This particular shoe last's shape with its rounded toe, small foot and heel width suggest this object was an integral instrument used by Stanio in the making of his various womens' basketweave shoes. |
| Series Description | This collection is significant in documenting a small migrant business as well as the fashion of a particular period. It is well provenanced and charts the application of trade skills in a new country. It also illustrates the stages of hand shoe manufacture from the 1930s, demonstrating the enduring nature of the tools and patterns that were used. |
| Biographical Note / History | Stanio Ivanoff Fancoff was born in 1908 in Bojentsi, a small village in Bulgaria. At age 11, Stanio left home to learn the shoemaking trade. In 1929, he emigrated to Melbourne, settled in Fitzroy and began to work for the V. G. Zemancheff & Sons basket shoe factory in South Melbourne. In 1936, he married Dorotea Georgi Touzou who had recently arrived in Australia. Around this time, Stanio set up his own shoemaking business from home with Georgi, Dorotea's cousin, and her sister weaving the shoes which he then assembled. Select shoe samples were then taken to Sydney and Tasmania for sale. In 1942, Georgi and Stanio moved to Broken Hill for Georgi's health; there daughter Nancy was born and Stanio set up a shoe shop/factory. In 1945, Georgi died and by 1950 Stanio and Nancy had moved to Adelaide where he again opened a shoemaking business and shop. He passed away in 1978, having been in the shoemaking business for 59 years. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Nationality | Bulgarian |
| People | Fancoff, Stanio Ivanoff |
| Keywords | emigration, immigrant, industry, factory, clothing |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Museum Victoria catalogue. |
| Catalogue Link | Museums Victoria Catalogue |
| Document(s) linked to |
Passport for Stanio Fancoff, Bulgaria Health Certificate for Stanio Fancoff, Orient Line, Naples Studio Photograph of Stanio Ivanoff Fancoff, Bulgaria Photograph of Mrs Zemancheff and Friends Wearing Basket Shoes, Melbourne Photograph of Zemancheff Factory Workers and Truck, South Melbourne Photograph of Stanio Ivanoff Fancoff in His Shoemaking Workshop, Melbourne Pink and Brown Leather Basketweave Shoe Printer's Proof Sheet Showing Two Shoes Maroon and Cream Leather Basketweave Shoe Leatherworking Awl Leatherworking Edge Iron |
| Copyright | Museums Victoria |
