Showing 8 items matching "shoes footwear shoe-stretcher"
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Orbost & District Historical Societyshoe stretcher, first half 20th century
... shoes footwear shoe-stretcher... in homes in early Orbost. shoes footwear shoe-stretcher A shoe ...Shoe stretchers can expand the width and the length of shoes. Shoe stretchers work best for suede, leather, and other natural materials. These domestic stretchers would have been used for expanding length.This item is an example of an item commonly used in homes in early Orbost.A shoe stretcher which has a flexible metal band with wooden ends.shoes footwear shoe-stretcher -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)Clothing, shoe stretchers, 20thC
Shoe stretchers can expand the width and the length of shoes. Shoes can shrink, feet can swell and bunions, corns or other foot imperfections can make the shoes hurt.. Shoe stretchers work best for suede, leather, and other natural materials. A pair of lady's wooden shoe stretchers, decorated with pink laceboots, shoes, footwear, bootmakers, leatherworkers, early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltemham, shoe stretchers, -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Footwear - PAIR OF SHOE STRETCHERS
... COSTUME ACCESSORIES Footwear accessories pair of shoe stretchers ...Pair of shoe stretchers made of spring steel & wooden ends painted pink.costume accessories, footwear accessories, pair of shoe stretchers -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Functional object - Boot or shoe Trees, stretchers
Used by donor's father approx. 80 years ago i.e.c1972Wooden foot form - used for stretching boots or shoes. Punched with holes to accept pressure point plugs. The form is hinged at the instep to enable forms to be pushed into the shoe.The Horbrocostume accessories, footwear accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Functional object - Shoe Trees
Pair of gilt painted shoe stretcher - probably ladies . Shaped wood toe pieces and spherical heel wedges. Thin metal stretcher also painted - black one side guilt the other. Circular paper label - handwritten.On label - D201costume accessories, footwear accessories -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Shoe Stretcher
Wooden shoes insert with long metal handled shaft for stretching. Wooden insert is in two parts with metal hinge at back.costume accessories, footwear accessories -
Numurkah & District Historical SocietyShoe stretcher
... high-country shoe, stretcher, cobbler footwear "11" stamped ...shoe-shaped wood with metal spring inserted in the middle. Yellow ub colour except for an area of black around the top of the shoe"11" stamped onto toe of the shoe shoe, stretcher, cobbler, footwear -
Mont De LanceyFunctional object - Shoe Stretchers, Skyline, 1950's
These shoe trees or shoe stays were used to maintain the shape and keep ladies' shoes from creasing when not worn in the 1950's.A pair of vintage 1950's Skyline adjustable metal shoe stretchers or shoe stays. The curved front shoe end has a textured back and four holes at the tip. It is attached to the open metal handle so it can move up and down to fit into the shoe. The handheld end has ten holes with an adjustable clip for stretching the leather. They were used to maintain the shoe's shape whilst not wearing them.'Skyline Made in England'shoes, shoetrees, footwear accessories
