Last, Shoe

Object Name:

Last, Shoe

Object ID:

2015.019.03.1

Place of Origin:

Atkinson, NH

Date:

1810-1834

Description:

Shoe last. Owned and used by Aaron Page (1792-1834), shoemaker, Atkinson, NH, 1810-1834. One of a pair. Maple. Two pieces; removable center section held in place by one nail. Stamped "12" on top of heel section, and "2" on top of center section. Hole through center section and through heel. Another hole through heel has an iron rivet in it. Larger vertical hole, 0.5" diam., in heel section. Iron plates on bottom of heel and toe.

Material:

Wood
Maple

Dimensions:

H-3.5 W-2.4 L-7.8 inches

Provenance:

Purchased by the seller at an estate auction in 2015. Purchase includes Aaron Page's daybook, 1817-1822.

A native of Atkinson, NH, Aaron Page (1792-1834) was the son of Nathan and Sophia (Page) Page. Ink inscriptions on the cardboard boot and shoe patterns suggest that Page was either apprenticed to or worked for a period of time as a journeyman in Newbury, MA. On January 26, 1815, he married Hannah Davis (1791-1878), also of Atkinson. Page was a farmer as well as a shoemaker, and was active in the community, serving as town tax collector and a founding member of the Universalist Church. Probate records list Page's shoemaking tools and equipment as well as the fact that he was insolvent at the time of his death.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Page, Aaron (1792-1834)

Subjects:

Shoemaking, Shoemakers, Shoes