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  Misssouri Boot & Shoe Company

 Missouri Boot & Shoe Company



Footwear Orders-Click on the pdf file to the right and download the five page Tracing and Measurement Forms needed to order all footwear
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Supplies Need To Complete The Tracing and Measurement Forms To Order Footwear
1) The same weight and style of socks you plan to wear with 
      your new footwear. Plus your trousers if you are ordering
      pull on boots.


2) Someone to assist you. This is very important to get the most 
     accurate information so you will get the best fit possible. Your
     new footwear will be made to fit the information you provide.

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Have your assistant carefully trace the outline of your foot.



 3)  A #2 lead pencil that is 1/4 inch in diameter.  Do not use ink    
      pens, markers, 
crayons, mechanical pencils or other sizes  
      of pencils.
    


 4)  A cloth measuring tape.  Do not use rulers,  string, yarn or  
      other substitutions. The
inexpensive,  cloth  tapes are  available
      anywhere sewing or craft supplies are sold.
      Accuracy is important if you want proper fitting footwear!    
     
     See our refresher course on reading the fractions of an inch on
      a measuring tape below.



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Use a #2 lead pencil that is 1/4 inch in diameter
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Use a cloth measuring tape.
How To Correctly Read Fractions On A Cloth Measuring Tape
The more accurate your measurements are the better fitting your new custom made footwear will be. So here is a refresher course in reading fractions of an inch a tape measure to assist you. Tape measure are typically marked off in 1/8th inch increments but some are in 1/4th inch increments and a few in 1/16th inch increments.
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  1/4th inch increments tape.
Don't use this measuring tape.

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1/8th inch increments tape
Easiest to find-Good to use.

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1/16th inch increments
BEST if you can find one.

How to read a tape marked off in 1/8th inch increments.

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How to read a tape marked off in 1/16th inch increments.

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Instructions For Tracing and Measuring Your Feet and Calves.
Record your measurements on the tracing forms. Follow these directions with care.
Your footwear will be made to fit the information you are providing on these pages.

After you have printed the six page Tracing and Measuring Forms File and taped pages 2 and 3 and pages 4 and 5 together you are ready to begin the steps below
 
STEP 1) Right Foot - Wear one pair of socks. The same type and weight you will be wearing with the footwear you are ordering. DO NOT wear more than one sock on each foot. We will custom make your footwear to fit correctly and comfortably without you needing to wear multiple socks.
 
STEP 2) Stand with your weight evenly distributed on both of your feet. Place your right foot on pages 2 and 3 you taped together earlier.
 
Have your assistant trace the outline of your foot. Hold the pencil straight up and down, and keep it against the side of the foot. Do not tip the pencil in or out when tracing. Outline the foot with one complete, unbroken line ONLY. Do not make multiple or incomplete lines. Do not run off the edges of the paper with your outline.
 
Left Foot -Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the left foot by placing left foot on pages 4 and 5 you taped together earlier.
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Tape pages 2 and 3 and pages 4 and 5 together to trace your feet.
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Hold the pencil straight up and down, and keep it against the side of the foot
Step 3) Right Foot - Be seated, keep your socks on and cross the foot to be measured over the knee of the other foot.
See illustration.
 
Using the cloth measuring tape to measure completely around the foot at the ball, waist, instep and heel. Gently pull the tape snug. See illustrations for location the ball, waist and instep on your foot.

Left Foot - Repeat step 3.
 
Step 4 For calf measurements STAND and measure completely around your calf and trousers at the largest part of  the calf on both the left and right leg.

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See the illustrations to find the location of the Ball, Waist, Instep, Heel and Calf.
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Sit to take Ball, Waist, Instep and Heel Measurements on both feet.

Stand to take the calf measurement.

Footwear Orders-Click on the pdf file to the right and download the five page Tracing and Measurement Forms needed to order all footwear
Download Tracing & Measurement Form Now
Contact Us By E-Mail For Quick Customer Service
      [email protected]
For help in placing your order,  general assistance and help with product and service information.

Missouri Boot & Shoe Company
15011 Falcon Road

Neosho, MO 64850 USA
Phone: 417-455-6731


For help with historical questions contact Robert Serio  directly at [email protected]