For the past 40 years, Henry and Margaret Tanner have been crafting leather shoes by hand from their small workshop in Boca Raton, Florida. “No shortcuts, no cheap materials, just honest, top notch craftsmanship,” Henry says in a YouTube advertisement for his business Tanner Shoes.
What’s even more remarkable?
Henry has been able to do all this despite his mangled, twisted hand. And poor Margaret only has three fingers, as you can see in this photo of the couple from their website.
An AI-generated image recently deleted from the Tanner Shoes website.
Credit: Tanner Shoes
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