Patent Model - Improvement in Lasts for Boots and Shoes
Maker and role
Joseph Feick (American, b.1828, d.1895), Patentee
Production date
Aug 25 1874
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood
Measurements
4 x 9 x 3 1/2" (10.2 x 22.9 x 8.9cm)
Description
A manufacturer of seamless felt shoes and slippers, Feick's patent objective "is to stretch the felted shoes or slippers in the process of manufacture, so they will not stretch much, if any more, when they come to be worn." The construction of the last enables it to stretch the felt while wet and easily removed when dried. (Patent Number 154,326)
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Object number
2015.14.1804
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