Knife, Shoe
- Object Name:
- Knife, Shoe
- Object ID:
- 1977.055.01.106
- Creator:
- Hayes Brothers
- Place of Origin:
- New Durham, NH
- Date:
- 1885-1910
- Description:
- Lining knife. Long, narrow, tapering steel blade (7.2" x 0.5") with blunt edges and rounded tip. Stamped "HAYES / BROS." Hafted in a turned wooden handle which is conical at top, narrows about 1/3 of the way down, then widens and is round in cross-section for the bottom 2/3; with a brass ferrule. From shoemaker's bench 1977.055.01.1.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Steel
Brass - Dimensions:
- L-15.125 Dia-1.125 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired in the vicinity of Durham, NH by the collector James Cowan Sawyer (1872-1944).
The Hayes brothers, Seth W., Augustus and George, of New Durham, NH, specialized in manufacturing shoe knives from 1885-1910.
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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