Heel shave, Church Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.3089.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Heel shave. The heel shave has a wave-like shape with two convex handles and a concave blade housing. The height of the handles sides are tapered and meet at a rounded edge. The middle of the handles are open leaving the lengths are just 3/16" wide. The guard is attached to the handles by a screw on each end. The blade is a thin rectangular strip set into the concave housing and attached by two screws.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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