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17628Shoe Rasp
  • Other, Shoemaker's Rasp
  • ca.1780
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Wood handle joining iron. Iron shaft ends in flat oval piece with corrugated underside.Donor info - used by Daniel Somes to scrape pegs from inside of boots during the 1780s.
12192Cobbler's Peg Cutter
  • Other, Shoemaker's Rasp
Description:
Long wood handle with long iron rod attached to end. Triangular blade at end of rod. Marked, “M.F. Norcross”. According to Skip Brack at the Liberty Tool Museum, this tool was used by a cobbler to clip the excess from wooden pegs in shoes. He also said the name Norcross referred to the owner, not the maker.
12175Cobbler's Peg Cutter
  • Other, Shoemaker's Rasp
Description:
Long wood handle with long iron rod attached to end. Triangular blade at end of rod. According to Skip Brack at the Liberty Tool Museum, this tool was used by a cobbler to clip the ends from wooden pegs in shoes.