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Bootjack

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

Date

1860-1880

GUSN

GUSN-18576

Description

Bootjack w/ platform for boot and gripping tong; screwed on plate where maker's mark may have been but is now completely worn off.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bootjacks
casting (process)
iron (metal)
wood (plant material)
Iron
Slip Cast
BOOTJACK

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.875 x 15 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1261

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