Object number
75/12
Description
Edge iron, a shoemaker's tool, used by a shoemaker at Dicks, Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion.
This edge iron, a shoemaker's tool, was used by the donor's father, a shoemaker at Dicks, in Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion. There are numerous types of edge iron, but their general purpose is to set the edge of the sole and improve its appearance.
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Iron edge// Aberystwyth // A. R. Beddows .’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_12364.tif - High resolution image
