(under subclass 103) Devices for operating on shoe uppers mounted on foot-shaped forms for conforming them thereto and having means (1) acting on the sole attaching edge of the upper to conform this edge to the sole supporting surface of the form so that a sole may be attached to such edge while the upper is mounted on the form, or (2) acting on the sole attaching edge to conform it to a sole supported on the form; with or without means for securing the conformed sole attaching edge and sole together.