Cobbler's last
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, Brass, Steel, Paint
Measurements
95 mm (Width) x 100 mm (Depth); 285 mm (Length)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332827
Summary
Cobbler's last - Wooden cobbler's left shoe last with metal spring hinge between heel and foot. '8 1/2' inscribed beside spring. Toe upper decorated with dark circle pattern and green paint to instep top. Brass eyelet hole in steel plate on top of heel and steel plate nailed to bottom of heel. Steel plate missing from underside of toe..
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.