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A load of cobblers - Shoes

We start this second ‘Foot Fetish’ article with a Benedetti bottle that looks like a
boot but is actually a medieval shoe with straps that go up the leg to hold it on.
It is a 4cl bottle that has been used by at least two companies (Valenti being
the other I know about). From Benedetti it has also been made in a version that
says “Souvenir Della Ciociattia” so I suspect there are other variations. This
one sold on Ebay for US$23.73.

There are not a lot of miniature ceramic shoes as far as I am aware. The one on the left above is
from Carlon of Argentina and contains Tunquelen Blanco wine. This bottle has also been used by
another Argentinian company, Brugiapaglia. The middle bottle is from the Portugese island of
Madiera – no guesses as to what it contains. It was made by Faria and Filhos, who also made an
excellent ‘A Frame’ house bottle. The final bottle above is a Sandal from Suvenier. This contains
Damasco liqueur but, as with other Suvenir bottles, I suspect that it can be found with various
contents.

Glass stilettos are a dime a dozen in Europe – figuratively speaking only of course! There are four
variations of the common 40ml version, 2 x clip top and 2 x cork top. Look for the ‘beading’ on the
more common version to distinguish between the two (of each). I am showing you only a fraction
of those I know about, see http://www.minibottlelibrary.com/mbl/alpha/themes/shoe.html for
dozens more.

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