Machine, Shoemaking

Object Name:

Machine, Shoemaking

Object ID:

1977.055.02

Place of Origin:

East Brimfield, MA

Date:

1859

Description:

Shoe peg machine. Makes wooden shoe pegs from long strips of wood and inserts them in shoes. In four parts: head, post, four-legged base, and foot pedal assembly. Probably used in shoe factory in Dover, NH.

A. Machine head, steel, 19" wide x 23.5" high, with mechanism for cutting and inserting wooden pegs in shoes. Large, heavy drive wheel, 17.5" diam. Face of mechanism stamped "C. VARNEY / EAST BRIMFIELD / MASS". Left side of mechanism stamped "C. VARNEY / EAST BRIMFIELD / MASS / PAT. AUG. 23, 185[9]". Vertical post which drives pegs. Cast base plate with 4 bolts. V-shaped forged side support arm, 16.5" long, attached with 2 bolts. Socket for foot pedal rod.

B. Curved cast steel support post, 42"h x 6.75"w x 11.75"d. Round base plate. Rectangular top plate, 6.25" x 3", with 4 holes. Worn red-brown paint, and green paint on edges.

C. Cast steel base with 4 curved legs. 37.9" x 26.75" x 11.5"h. Round top, 7" diam., with 4 holes. Hole in each foot for securing to floor. Worn red-brown paint.

D. Cast steel foot pedal assembly, 25.5" x 3.25" x 5.5"h, not incl. rod. Steel rod, 46" long x 0.65" diam., fits in socket on head. Base 4" x 4.5" with 4 holes for securing to floor. Worn red-brown paint.

Material:

Metal
Steel

Dimensions:

H-71.25 W-37.9 D-26.75 inches

Provenance:

From the James Cowan Sawyer Collection, housed in the barn of the Frost homestead in Durham, NH. James C. Sawyer was father of donors.

Credit Line:

James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer

People:

Bennett, Ellery I. (1850-1917), Furber, Dudley L. (1848-1914), Glidden, Henry P. (1833-1916), Newhall, Frank L. (1868-1949), Smith, Nelson H. (1864-19 ? ), Wiggin, Charles F. (1868-1931), Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944), Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005)