Iron, edge
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FOREPART/SINGLE/BLIND
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1986.0856.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL HEAD; HARDWOOD HANDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 16.5 cm
- Width
- 16.5 cm
- Height
- 3.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Tools-Hand
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED BY BOOT & SHOEMAKERS FOR SETTING THE TOP EDGE OF THE SOLE (EDGE NEAREST TO THE GROUND) - Technical
-
EDGE IRONS HAVE BEEN USED FOR OVER 300 YEARS, AND COME IN A VARIETY OF SHAPES & SIZES. THEY ARE USED TO SET THE EDGE OF THE SOLE ON SHOES & BOOTS, AND IMPROVE THEIR APPEARANCE. THE EARLIEST ONES WERE MADE OF BONE, HARDWOOD OR STONE. EACH OF THE MAIN TYPES WAS USUALLY MADE IN 7 WIDTHS; 16 WIDTHS FOR WAIST IRONS (PP.109-110) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NONE
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- Unknown
- Decoration
- SHALLOW LINES ENCIRCLE WOOD HANDLE, AT WIDEST POINT
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Unknown Manufacturer, Iron, edge, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1986.0856, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0856.001/
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