Shoe stretchers, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1982.19503.1a,b

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

A pair of wooden shoe stretchers. The stretchers resemble the shape of a shoe. Each stretcher has a commercially turned wooden knob 2 11/16" h attached at top near the heel. At the center of the where the shoe opening the stretched is cut in two and hinged back together. The hinge allows the heel of the stretcher to bend forward. Attached to the instep with a central screw is a small circular piece of wood with a domed top and flat bottom. The toe of the stretcher is almond shaped.

New York Mount Lebanon Church Family

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