Leather crimper, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1952.6541.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

Leather shoe crimper to remove wrinkles in leather for shoe-making. Boot-shaped piece of wood. The back and bottom of the boot are rectangular and taper to a single edge. The toe of the boot is blunt and triangular. There are two cuboid cut-outs, one at the heel and another 2 1/4" above it. The cuboid cut-out at the heel has two asymmetrical sides, one 1 9/16" and the other 13/16" long. This cut-out also has a circular hole in it 7/16" in diameter. The hole has been filled partially leaving a screw-hole at the center. The other cut-out has a similar screw-hole created by a filled circular hole 1/2". 1 5/16" from the top of the boot, there is a through hole with 1/4" in diameter.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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