Cobbler / Shoemaking Tools:
Tool: Edge plane with spoke shave handles
Toolmaker: I.P. Hyde
Inventor: Albert E. Johnson
- Marked "I.P. HYDE" on the cutting blade.
- I believe this tool to be as described in U.S. Patent No. 67313, dated July 30, 1867 and the patent holder to be Albert E. Johnson of Oxford Massachusetts.
Tool: Lasting Pincers
Toolmaker: W & C Wynn
- Marked, "W & C WYNN" "WARRANTED" and the tool numbers "2" and "5".
- Used to pull and stretch leather over a shoemakers last. A good description of this tool can be found in the R.A. Salaman reference, pages 146 to 150.
Tool: Boot Stretching Pliers
Toolmaker: Unknown
Inventor: Unknown
- Marked "LIGHTNING", "FULTON ILL" and "PAT OCT 12 97" cast into the tool.
- A tool used to stretch a boot to make them more comfortable for the wearer.
- A good description of this tool can be found in the R.A. Salaman reference, page 179.
Tool: Seam Turner
Toolmaker: Unknown
- A tool used to smooth burnish and flatten a welted seam.
- A good description of this tool can be found in the R.A. Salaman reference, page 271.
Tool: Seam / Welt Sett
Toolmaker: Unknown
- A tool used to smooth burnish and flatten a welted seam.
- Found on page 44 of the Henry Aurther catalogue reprint, listed as seam sett.
- A good description of this tool can be found in the R.A. Salaman reference, pages 47, 169,184 and 271.
Tool: Edge Iron Crease
Toolmaker: Field & Kellogg
- Marked "FIELD & KELLOGG", "23 JACOB ST <NY>".
Tool: Fudge (Welting) Wheel
Toolmaker: Unknown
- Marked with a number 11, this is most likely the number of impressions per inch.
- A tool used to "fake up" the welt of a shoe to give the impression that it was stitched.
- A good description of this tool can be found in the R.A. Salaman reference, page 121.
