Tree, Shoe
- Object Name:
- Tree, Shoe
- Object ID:
- 1992.010 a-b
- Creator:
- Rochester Shoe Tree Company, Inc.
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Ashland, NH
- Date:
- 1992
- Description:
- Pair of shoe trees, made by Rochester Shoe Tree Company, Inc., Ashland, NH, 1992. Made of red cedar, size medium. Fits shoe size 8W to 10N. Each consists of three pieces of cedar connected metal tube. Two front pieces slide on metal plate that rotates on end of tube. Tube stamped: "SHOE KEEPERS BY / ROCHESTER SHOE TREE CO." Metal nameplate on heel piece: "ROCHESTER / SHOE TREE / COMPANY". Bottom of front piece stamped "AROMATIC RED CEDAR / FROM THE HEART OF THE TREE", and "M" for medium, in black ink.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-2.3 W-3.2 L-12.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Rochester Shoe Tree Co. has plants in Berlin and Ashland, NH
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Rochester Shoe Tree Co. Inc.
- Subjects:
- Shoes
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