Boot jack
Category
Wooden objects
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
448 x 105 mm; 91 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 23372.2
Summary
Front section of wooden stretcher for right foot of boot NT23372.1. Shaped at front and flat at back, hollowed out section with raised wooden strips above and below. Attached to pivoted foot section by metal pin either side at ankle height. Inside top of wooden section is written in pencil; 17/5 and a half C. Underneath foot section, which is scooped out, is written in black pencil; 40. On the flat top of this section is an oval, gold paper label, most of it missing, with writing red edged with black; MAKERS / RETAIL STORES IN.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters