Last, Shoe

Object Name

Last, Shoe

Materials

Wood --Metal

Catalogue Number

2960

Dimensions

Length 14.3 centimetres x Width 5.3 centimetres x Height 5.2 centimetres

Description

Simple wooden shoe last. Possibly for a child's shoe due to small size. Solid metal plate 0.1 centimetres thin that is the same size and shape of the sole of the last is attached to the last's sole with fourteen metal nails hammered through the metal plate. Four nails appear to be missing, leaving four small holes in the metal plate of various sizes.

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