Shave, Heel
- Object Name:
- Shave, Heel
- Object ID:
- 1977.055.01.033
- Creator:
- Snell & Atherton
- Place of Origin:
- Brockton, MA
- Date:
- circa 1866
- Description:
- Heel shave. Cast iron, spokeshave-type tool with concave curve in the middle. Iron guard held in place/adjusted by two screws. Concave curved steel blade, also held by two screws. Blade resharpened and worn semi-circular on cutting edge. "SNELL & ATHERTON" stamped on blade, "6" stamped on underside of handle. From shoemaker's bench 1977.055.01.1.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-1.125 W-8.5 D-1.375 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired in the vicinity of Durham, NH by the collector James Cowan Sawyer (1872-1944).
Snell and Atherton produced shoe tools in North Bridgewater, MA, now called Brocton, MA.
A shoe sole pattern (1977.55.1.96) bears the names Wiggin & Newhall who are listed in the 1895 Dover City Directory as boot and shoemakers. They were successors to Smith & Wiggin (1892-93 Dover City Directory), who were in turn successors of Walton R. Shaw (1890-91 and 1892-93 Dover City Directories). Wiggin was later in partnership with Dudley L. Furber who made shoes until 1914. Several shoe sole patterns (1977.55.1.95-.98) bear the initials H.G., possibly referring to Henry Glidden of Glidden and Bennett, boot and shoe manufacturers listed in the Dover City directories for 1888-1893. - Credit Line:
- James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
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