Cutter, Leather
- Object Name:
- Cutter, Leather
- Object ID:
- 1989.012.21
- Creator:
- Taylor Machine Shop
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Newburyport, MA
- Date:
- 1938-1988
- Description:
- Cutting tool for shoe leather. Cast steel body, painted olive, with raised cast lettering, "TAYLOR MCH. SHOP / NEWBURYPORT MASS". Blade at top, operated by spring-loaded lever with wooden handle. Used by Klev-Bro Shoe Manufacturing Company, Derry, NH.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-9.25 W-14.75 D-4.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Klev-Bro Shoe Manufacturing Company, Derry, NH, was founded in 1938 by Louis and Paul Kleven and Samuel A. Gass. They primarily made women's shoes. The company closed in 1988.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Klev-Bro Shoe Manufacturing Company
- Subjects:
- Shoe industry, Shoe making, Shoemakers, Shoemaking, Shoes
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