Shoe last, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1952.6454.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

Wood block cut in the form of a shoe. The last has a square toe, from which the last's height increases through the instep. The last plateaus at top in an elongated oval. Below the top is a through-hole 11/32" in diameter. From the top the heel curve extends 2 9/16" to the seat. The seat's sides curve to form the waist which widens to the joint before tapering slightly toward the toe. The seat has numerous nail holes which are concentrated along the seat's sides.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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