Last, Shoe
- Object Name:
- Last, Shoe
- Object ID:
- 1966.047.16
- Description:
- Shoe Last. Medium-brown, hardwood. Vertical hole in flat surface in top. Horizontal hole below flat surface near back. Hand-carved seraph letter right side near back: "B * H". (* = pellet). Left side rectangular stamp with serrated vertical edges. Other marks nearby that might be attempts of lettering. Top front surface was re-worked. Tool marks show where it was carved away. Tool marks on left side at front where it was carved away. Numerous small dents over most of sole. Peg stubs in center of heel, number across arch area, and a few in front that line up a bit. Dents on back of last from top to bottom.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-3.3 W-3.2 L-10.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a collection of early wooden tools and implements from a farm in Hancock, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Milton F. Schadegg
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