Shrubb "The Little Wonder"  ›  Fosters

An early ad depicting the revolutionary shoe, it is easy to see why they were in such high demand

His fellow club runners marvelled at his ‘RUNNING PUMPS’ and he found himself with a fist full of orders at every race he attended. He set to work in his father’s back yard, making shoes for local athletes. Results on the racetrack and word of mouth spread the news. In 1904 the legendary Alf Shrubb, blistered down the track at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, smashing three world records in one race wearing Joe Foster’s Pumps. Within four years Joe’s Pumps were renowned as the best and worn by the best

You will see photos of Alfie’s shoes in other pictures...Foster pumps.