French Army Cobblers Mending Boots (1914-1918)

French army cobblers mending boats. Location of events unknown. Two men sit at table outdoors pounding nails in boots. A soldier comes up; shakes hands; and hands shoes to be repaired to one of the craftsmen. Then reaches in pocket to find coin; hands it over. The cobbler bites on coin; is satisfied that it is real money. Other cobbler is drinking coffee? directly from pitcher on table. Skilled workers. clothing. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the B