Pad box for accommodating different shoe bottoms

A pad box for cement attaching soles to differently shaped shoe bottoms comprises a forepart pad tiltably and vertically adjustable, a datum pad for supporting a shoe adjacent to its heel breast line, independent movable waist pads adjustable heightwise of the datum pad, a heel presser member mounted for movement heightwise and lengthwise of the shoe, and fluid pressure means for respectively operating the heel presser member and each of the waist pads. The arrangement and construction are such that the waist pads are fluid pressure actuated automatically to support the shoe bottom during pressing in accommodation of its lengthwise and widthwise configuration. Method aspects of the invention are also disclosed.