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Boot scraper

Collection Type

  • Household accessories

GUSN

GUSN-225629

Description

Boot scraper, cast iron with two sea horses. Two struts join sea horses at neck and tails creating central open space to scrape top and bottom of shoes. Notched peg attached to bottom of sea horse tail. Found in envelope marked "Found at #34 Seahorse Doorstep Scraper" [Betty Phillips handwriting]

Details

Descriptive Terms

scraping
cast iron
Scraper, Boot

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 1/2 x 9 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

2006.44.3482

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