Object number
69/64
Description
A boot file used to file rough edges inside shoes after completion sole to upper. Used by Henry Crocker of Bell Street, Henley.
This is a boot file, used by cobblers to file rough edges inside shoes after completion sole to upper.The file blade is curved and made of steel, with a shaped wooden handle. 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 wood [pencil drawing]’
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