Shoes with springs

Shoes with springs

Lrg Spring Heels
Mechanix Illustrated in 1939 had these spring heeled shoes, and just a couple years ago I saw new versions in a store, neato. If you look at the pages of all these old magazines, even the somewhat “out there” ideas, all seem to eventually make an appearance again… – Link.

Related:

  • Z-CoiL (commercial shoes with spring heel, sold now) – Link.
  • DIY Spring shoes – Link.

4 thoughts on “Shoes with springs

  1. Shadyman says:

    They’re great until you start walking down stairs and the spring-heel catches on a stair and makes you trip.

  2. adricm says:

    I love mine(zcoil, shoe, sandals, and boots), i’ve been wearing them since about 1999, they make a hell of a difference if you have joint problems!

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