Have you ever seen a japanese fishermans water shoe? I bought these about 35 years ago at a hardware store in Waipahu. I think the name was Arakawas. They had all kinds of japanese gardening tools and fishing stuffs. I picked these up thinking that I would use it when I went scuba diving. I think I only used these once or twice and put them away.
I have decided to throw these away since I probably will never use them. The rubber is starting to disintegrate.
I think I was originally fascinated with the fastening. It is not a button or a zipper or a shoestring. It is 3 metal tabs that are slotted into the woven slots on the other side. There are 2 slots which control the size or tightness of the show. On closer examination, the metal tabs are sewn into the seam. This must have been a very powerful sewing machine.
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