Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1967.008.003 |
Object Name |
Bootjack |
Title |
Wrought Iron Bootjack |
Lexicon category |
2: Building Furnishings |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1885 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Primitive-looking iron boot jack, 19th-century, likely 1880s. The curved "V" area for the heel of the boot has two metal curls that give it a resemblance to insect antennae. |
Provenance |
May have belonged to James Mitchell of Sullivan Township, Grey County. If so, it would date to the 1880-1885 period. |
Collection |
Household Equipment, 19th-c Collection |
Material |
Iron |
Dimensions |
H-5.2 W-18.9 L-30.2 cm |
Found |
Sullivan Township (formerly), Township of Chatsworth, Grey County? |
People |
Mitchell, James Rattray |
Subjects |
Boots |
Search Terms |
Sullivan Township |
Function |
A rigid device used to help one pull off one's tight leather boot from one's foot. |