Object number
69/63/1-2
Description
A pair of steel files used to file down heels and soles. Marked 'George Barnsley, Shefield'. From Henry Crocker of Bell Street, Henley.
This is a pair of steel files, used by cobblers to file down heels and soles. One of these files is marked 'George Barnsley, Shefield'. These examples were used by Henry Crocker, the donor's grandfather, of Bell Street, Henley.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘File // Crafts leather boots // A. J. Crocker // Steel [pencil drawing]’
Production place
Sheffield
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