On visits to my grandparents I used to notice that my grandfather had a shoehorn as well as something called a shoetree. The shoehorn was self-explanatory. I really didn't understand the shoetree, though. For one thing it didn't look like a tree. It just looked like a wooden foot you left in the shoe. And what was the purpose of that?
Well, I've learned. Something I've noticed is that a pair of shoes might be my size in theory while in practice they don't fit my feet. A good shoetree helps with that, especially providing more space in the toe area.
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Your granddad always took good care of his clothes, especially his dancing shoes.
You're right shoe trees are often used stretch a tight pair but another reason to use them is they prevent leather shoes from getting permanent creases after they've been worn all day. I remember seeing shoe shine stands long ago but now it's more rare to see men wearing leather shoes. I don't think shoe trees would work so well in sneakers.
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