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Who is old enough to remember......

Does anyone remember this??

 

I remember we had one of these machines in the shoe store in Grand Island when I was small.  We loved to step up onto the platform & see the bones in our feet.

 

This is from an old issue of "Reminisce" magazine.
COMMENTS
Swedfinn said at 4:23 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
I have never seen it before. Did your feet fit well within your shoes?
Pkeener said at 4:49 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
nope, but i wish i had seen one. looks like something out of a sci fi novel
Keeli said at 5:03 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
Never even heard of it! Very interesting!
EMA said at 5:10 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
I've never seen it before and have never heard about it. Interesting machine although dangerous!
YorkJodi said at 6:27 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
I think you are all too young... It was in shoe stores that sold Buster Brown shoes... do you remember those... "He's Buster Brown... he lives in a shoe... that's his dog ?Tike? ... he lives in there too" was the commercial... hahahaha... I AM O-L-D!!! ;p
William44 said at 6:34 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
I have to admit that I remember it and used to love looking at the bones in my toes through it. Makes me laugh today..... Thank you...:)
JuDeck said at 6:35 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
buster brown - yes, the fluoroscope, x-raying your feet - no way....fun find
William44 said at 6:35 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
You're NOT old Jodi, you just have a very good memory...:)
Pkeener said at 6:46 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
Yes, i rememebr the Buster Brown song, even!! I just dont rememebr this thingy. i am old, too, and you know that first hand, sister. ;)
OscarDaniel said at 9:22 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
Great tabblo!
Charlespop said at 9:34 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
This was way before my time but it sure is interesting.....great idea for a tabblo......thanks !
Charlespop said at 9:36 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
PS Are you sure this is not a late April Fools Day prank ?
SterlingGray said at 9:37 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
I know the Buster Brown song, but I can't say I remember the shoe thing - great find.
Hhwind said at 9:43 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
Wow thois is something new, never heard of it but thanks for the info.
Hollyridger said at 11:11 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
Oh dear, I have to confess - I remember these machines very well. It was such fun wiggling the toes inside the new shoes.
Debdog said at 11:41 p.m. on May 13, 2008:
hmmm a little before me :)
Wildthing said at 3:14 a.m. on May 14, 2008:
I don't think we had this sort of gizmo in the UK......or I WOULD remember it. Sounds very X-Files to me, glowing green. I'd have probably had a screaming fit & refused to put my feet in it :) And I don't remember having many new shoes as a kid. My dad soled & heeled them himself to get maximum wear out of them.
Hollyridger said at 10:33 a.m. on May 14, 2008:
Mike, perhaps you are younger than you think! I was brought up in Scotland and that is where I remember using these extraordinary machines.
Chaitiamma said at 12:57 p.m. on May 14, 2008:
LOL....this is fun, to see your toes wiggling in the shoe.
Chesapeakekid said at 9:57 p.m. on May 14, 2008:
Yes, there was one in "the" shoe store in town. I had (& still have) flat feet, so they x-rayed my feet for support shoes... not that they did much good. :-) Haven't thought about it until now. Thanks for the memories.
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