Hobnail boots at the Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto; Barb Dalton

More Intriguing Snippets From the Shoe Museum

Did you know Winklepickers — those sharp pointy-toed boots from the 60s — were so named because they could prize a winkle out of its shell?

What the heck’s a winkle? I hear you say…

I didn’t know this either; they’re a sea snail, an edible delicacy.

I also didn’t realize that the term ‘bootleg’ was derived from the good old days when…