San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-28
San Antonian LnDents Shoe Heel
Which May Reuolutionize Trade
]. N. Crasilneck Secures
Patent on Metal Heel At
tached With Patent Screw
and With a Special Rub
Der Tip.

by San Antonian, Jake n. Crasilneck,
may duplicate or even surpass the for
tune-making power of the famous O'Sul-
L an rubber one. A patent has Just
been issued " Mr.. Crasilneck and he
already has received offers for its pur-
chase but has declined them for the
time being and until he makes decision
whether to dispose of the patent or or
ganize a company to put the heels on
the market.
That the advantages of the new heel
are thoroughly appreciated by shoe man.
ufacturers is evidenced by the fact that
the mail following the one which
brought Mr.. Crasilneck his patent grant
brought an offer for the rights from a
firm whose agents had seen the speci-
tications in the patent.
Here are some of the advantages of
the new heel:
1t adds greatly to the appearance of
women's shoes and gives support TO
the arch lacking in the ordinary heel.
The arch promotes ease in walking and
keeps the shoe in shape.
! 1t is put on without nails and is cas-
lily put ON or detached, thus making Il
possible to replace the worn heels of an
otherwise good shoe.
1t is made of metal and will not run
over" as does the leather or wooden heel.
Being made of metal it also is capable
of more graceful lines than heels now
on the market.
Special Tip Prevents Slipping.
t has recess at the bottom in
which anyone may attach or detach a
specially made tip which will prevent
| ordinary shoes. In the north where Ice
forms on the sidewalks in the winter
this rubber tip may be replaced by u
metal tip with spurs to prevent slipping
also.
| 1t has an air cavity which allows
circulation of air into the sole of the
shoe. sanitary advantage not TO be
overlooked.
1t may be made in the French high
heel type or in the English walking shoe
heel as desired.
The manner of fastening the Crasil-
neck heel to the shoe is one of the most
important features of the invention as
1t does away with the always.bother-
some and sometimes painful nails oil
the equally trouble-breeding method of
|
| causes trouble because they are so cas-
| lily pulled off and the shoes on which
| Il a are PLACID are of no use except
in The home or in the ball room.
The CrasIlneck heel is fastened to the
shoe by a screw which fits into an in
ternally threaded sleeve inside the heel
As it is frightened on the screw fits the
| beveled edge of the heel to the sole in
| such manner as to make a close joint.
The head of the screw rests in a small
block inset into the bottom of the shoe
and not coming in contact with the
stocking. The operation of, attaching
or detaching the heel is so simple that
child might do it in a moment.
The same manner of fastening is used
in attaching the rubber tip, the screw
in that fitting into the lower end OF
the sleeve by which the heel is fastened.
1t j. the work of but a moment to attach
or detach the tip also.
Inventor a Russian.
Mr.. Crasilneck's invention is the re-
suit of long experience and observation
i'll the shoe repairing business which
he learned in st. Louis shortly after
landing in America from Russia, a prac-
| tlcally penniless immigrant boy unable
to speak the language of the new cOun-
try to which he had come.
Those first days in America were
fraught with hardship for Mr.. Crasil-
neck as he sought work at various
plants but always handicapped by the
lack of knowledge of the language
spoken by the other hands. He landed
i'll this country in 1904 and went first
to st. Louis but was unable to find EN-
ployment there. Later he used his last
capital to go to Milwaukee where he
expected to find friends from the Old
country and he tells an amusing story
Of his efforts TO find those friends.
Arriving in Milwaukee he found he had
just one nickel in his pocket and the
decision must be made whetht" to spend
it for a needed cup of coffee or save II
for the street car ride TO the home of
his friends. He decided on the coffee
and then, broke, he boarded a street car
riding rs Gar as he could before the con-
ductor reached him in the collection
of fares. BY changing car: ten times
he finally reached the address given and
found that his friends had moved leav-
ing no trace behind.
Learns Shoe Repairing.
After various tribulatiOns Mr.. Crasil-
neck obtained employment in a machine
shop at $3.50 per week and shortly |
was raised to $3.50 per week because
OF his adentneSs at his work. At the
same time he was promised more when |
he had learned the English language. |
He began saving money and when he
hGl $50 he returned to st. Louis and |
secured work with the Champion Shoe |
Machinery Company. learning the shoe
repairing trade in six months. He then
opened ii shoe repairing business in st.
Louis but il did not prosper and he To-
Gated in Joplin, Mo. There he was
more successful and saved $500 in q
savings bank which shortly failed and
left him broke" again.
In 1913 Mr.. Crasilneck came to San
Antonio opening a shoe repair shop at
ITO West Houston street. By devoting
eighteen hours n day to his work and
making every effort to please his Gus
toners he soon won success and was
employing seven men. 1t was during
this time he noted the trouble caused
by the ordinary French heels and be-
gan 20 seek remedy. He sketched the
basis of his present invention but being
so busy with his shop failed to do any
thing with it.
Soon after - became i'll from over
work and was told by his physician that
he must sell his business and get out
in the sunshine and fresh air. He fol-
lowed the advice. rested for several
months and then began working out his
Between the time he applied for his
patent and its receipt just recently Mr..