Patent Model - Improved Heel for Boots and Shoes
Maker and role
Henry Cordtz (b.1834, d.1903), Patentee
Production date
Sep 21 1869
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Brass, leather
Measurements
3 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 3" (8.3 x 7 x 7.6cm)
2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4" (5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7cm)
2 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4" (5.7 x 5.7 x 5.7cm)
Description
Cordtz's patent "relates to boots and shoes, and consists in the construction and application of metallic heels, of a novel form, to boots and shoes, in connection with metallic counters and leather lifts secured to the projections of the metallic heel." (Patent Number 95,087)
Collection
Object number
2015.14.1081a-c
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