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The US vs. USSR Space Race (1957-1969) provided a lease of life for this fun and dangerous type of toy, as bouncing along on the metal springs was said to emulate the feeling of walking on the moon, hence the generic name: ‘Moon Shoes’. Some astronauts and cosmonauts became international celebrities, role models, and these shoes would have enabled children to experience (allegedly, and to a  degree) some of the same new sensations felt by these pioneering men and women in space.","physicalDescription":"Pair of 'Moon Shoes', each is a flat platform rising slightly in two points behind the heel, threaded with two red leather straps. These straps fasten with buckles. The shoes' lengths can be adjusted by twin bolts on their undersides. 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