Found this today looks like a child's shoe. Any ideas

[K. FLEMING]

 

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[K. FLEMING]

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[jewelerguy]

cobbler's rest for working on shoes. it's upside down in your pic. would have been on top of a post

 

[K. FLEMING]

That's kind of what I was thinking. Thanks

 

[CTwoods]

That's kind of what I was thinking. Thanks

I think it is a really great find. How many are ever found by MD'ing... Nice display piece for conversation....to the past when shoes were rebuilt, not tossed out.

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[HAPPYCAMPER]

Soak in vinegar for day,take out hit lightly with wire brush and rinse then soak and repeat a couple times and should clean up decent.

 

[taz42o]

Called a shoe last.

 

[H-2 CHARLIE]

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[Tony in SC]

Taz has got it. My dad was a shoe maker. I grew to hate shoes. The smaller lasts are harder to find.

Called a shoe last.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

can you mark SOLVED please?

 

[A2coins]

Welcome to tnet Thanks for sharing your find thats what is so great about this site Tommy

 

[sprailroad]

Only thing I could add is, I read somewhere that after soaking in vinegar, soak it again in water baking soda solution, the baking soda for drawing out the acid from the vinegar, which could corrode from within, at least for iron. Makes sense I guess, worth a shot.

 

[Dug]

Only thing I could add is, I read somewhere that after soaking in vinegar, soak it again in water baking soda solution, the baking soda for drawing out the acid from the vinegar, which could corrode from within, at least for iron. Makes sense I guess, worth a shot.

I do 3 stage soakings. White vinegar for several days with occasional scrubbings, rinse, baking soda and water for a day to neutralize the vinegar, rinse, distilled water for a day to return the relic to a neutral ph. Bake dry then coat with a rust converter, then seal it.

 

[against the wind]

Cool find,,
Welcome to Tnet

 

[K. FLEMING]

Solved. Thanks guys

 

[Wildcat1750]

Taz has got it. My dad was a shoe maker. I grew to hate shoes. The smaller lasts are harder to find.

My grandfather wasn't a shoe maker but had a set of these to make shoes or my dad and his siblings during the Depression. I inherited the set but I'm not sure if it's complete.
Nice find, K. FLEMING.