From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Objects Collection
Men's Square Toed Leather Shoes
Men’s square toed leather shoes. Manure and shavings in crack of sole. Leather cut from opening towards center of toe. 4.5” flaps fold over opening on either side with four holes for laces. Both shoes have remnants of laces. Some sign of mildew in past. Wooden pegs in sole, nails in heal. 12 printed on right shoe. 9 1/2 stamped in heal. Donor info . from Heath house in Seal Cove.
Details
circa 1900
4.75" h 13" l
MDIHS: Sound School House Row 3 Unit 2 Shelf 3, Artifact Box #7
12/26/1997
12/19/2022
Shoe; Shoe; Men’s square toed leather shoes. Manure and shavings in crack of sole. Leather cut from opening towards center of toe. 4.5” flaps fold over opening on either side with four holes for laces. Both shoes have remnants of laces. Some sign of mildew in past. Wooden pegs in sole, nails in heal. 12 printed on right shoe. 9 1/2 stamped in heal. Donor info . from Heath house in Seal Cove.
09/19/2024
