Object number
65/267
Description
A lapstone used by a shoemaker to beat leather on. It would be held in the lap.
A lapstone, used by a shoemaker to beat leather on. It would be held in the lap. According to the donor there was a St. Crispin's Day (25 October) tradition in the south of England, especially Hampshire, on which cobblers came to their work in the morning and beat out a rhythm on the lapstones.
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note – ‘Use as base when leather is beaten to compress and increase its surface area. // On St. Crispins day cobblers came to their work in the morning and beat out a rhythm on the lapstones – practice of S. England espec. Hampshire. // Lapstones are usually smooth stone with a concave surface and edges rounded by river action.’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6402.tif - High resolution image
