Object number
69/59
Description
Seat file used to file around the heel of a boot, chiefly on the face of the welt. Used by Henry Crocker, Bell Street, Henley.
This is a seat file, a tool used during bootmaking. It was used to file around the heel of a boot, chiefly on the face of the welt where it extended beyond the upper. This tool would have been made hot before use. This example was used by Henry Crocker, the donor's grandfather, of Bell Street, Henley.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘File, Seat // Crafts leather boots // A. J. Crocker // wood iron [pencil drawing]’
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