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In 1984 a group of shoemakers and historians founded the
Honourable Cordwainers' Company as a modern guild; they drew up its charter in the following year. In 1987 the Company "incorporated as a non-profit, tax-exempt educational organization in the state of Virginia, the home of America's first
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included cordwainers. By 1616 the secretary of
Virginia reported that the leather- and shoe-trades were flourishing. Christopher Nelme, of England, was the earliest recorded named shoemaker in the American colonies; he sailed to Virginia from
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Cordwainers' Technical College existed in London. For over a hundred years, the college had been recognised as one of the world's leading establishments for training shoemakers and leather workers. It produced some of the leading
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who makes new shoes from new leather. The cordwainer's trade can be contrasted with the cobbler's trade, according to a tradition in
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of incorporation in 1439, the Guild had received its first ordinance in 1272. Historically, most of London's cordwainers lived and worked in the ward of the
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Massachusetts near the site of modern Provincetown. Nine years later, in 1629, the first shoemakers arrived, bringing their skills with them.
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shoemakers", and was granted official status through recognition by The Master of The
Worshipful Company of Cordwainers, London, England.
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for the highest-quality shoes, but cordwainers also used domestically produced leathers and were not solely producers of luxury footwear.
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in the Middle Ages, as well as, more narrowly, a shoemaker. The earliest attestation in
English is a reference to "Randolf se cordewan",
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shoes will also repair their own work, but shoe repairers are not normally in a position to manufacture new footwear.
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The early settlers of Canada also included cordwainers. On 14 June 1749, the newly appointed
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Tombstone of the shoemaker Xanthippos. Marble, Greek artwork, ca. 430–420 BC. From Athens.
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