In 1750 in rural Lierna, this is how a typical kitchen would look.
Photo & info courtesy of Franca Panizza

Many poor people didn't have shoes at all and went around with these wooden clogs, even in winter with snow and ice. The iron devices behind the clogs were put under shoes for walking on ice, but also for going on steep mountains for logging or cutting grass for cows.

Photo & information courtesy of Franca Panizza