turnshoe
Sign in to save300px|thumb|right|upright=1.7|A modern reproduction of a Middle Ages|medieval turnshoe; right, being sewn on a [[shoe last, inside out, and left, rightside-out, on another last]] thumb|upright=1|Cross-section through the heel of a reproduction turnshoe
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- Turnshoes
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- 0050-00-00
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300px|thumb|right|upright=1.7|A modern reproduction of a Middle Ages|medieval turnshoe; right, being sewn on a [[shoe last, inside out, and left, rightside-out, on another last]] thumb|upright=1|Cross-section through the heel of a reproduction turnshoe
A turnshoe is a type of leather shoe that was used during the Middle Ages. It was so named because it was put together inside out, and then was turned right-side-out once finished: this hides the main seam between the sole and vamp—prolonging the life of the shoe and inhibiting moisture leaking in through the seam.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “turnshoe” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.