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Description
This wooden straight shoe last, or shoe mold, dates from between 1830 and 1860. It is a holdover from when shoes were not made for specifically a left or right foot. Around the mid-19th century, the straight last, or straight shoe, fell out of use.
About This Item
- Title: Wooden shoe last, ca. 1845
- Creation Date: circa 1845
- Subject Date: circa 1845
- Location: ME
- Media: wood, rope
- Local Code: 1994.42.16.21
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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