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Shoehorn

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1898

GUSN

GUSN-922

Description

Wooden; hinge construction such that center bar pulls up with chain link, and heel slips out; metal pin is in the 5h or middle hole.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shoehorns
accessories
Women's personal gear
SHOEHORN

Inscription

Stamped - ""6B"" - ""THE LEADAM SHOE TREE/ PAT. MARCH 21 (?).99"" (1899)

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5079.3AB

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