Object number
56/115
Creator
Description
Last on which shoe and boot makers constructed shoes to the right shape. Made by Mr Alfred Tyrrill, in Checkendon, Oxfordshire.
This iron foot is a last, a tool on which shoe and boot makers constructed shoes to the right shape. It is not known where this last was used, but it is known to have been made by Mr Alfred Tyrrill, in Checkendon, Oxfordshire. The wood used to make the handle was also grown in a local wood.
Physical description
cobbler's last: metal; wood (?)
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note - 'This Iron Foot was made at Checkendon 7 miles from Reading by Mr Alfred Tyrrill... // The wood was grown in Chekendon Woods...'
Production place
Checkendon
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2853.tif - High resolution image
