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Shoe___Harness_Repair_Outfit.JPGBox that the "Outfit" came in84 viewsThe box reads:
THE SUMMERS AUTOMATIC
SHOE and HARNESS REPAIRING OUTFIT
PATTENTED JAN. 4th 1898, AUG 01, 1898
MANUFACTURED BY LAWTON & BUSHMAN BURLINGTON, WIS. OldSneelock
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030~1.JPGCobbler's Hammer78 viewsHome made handle OldSneelock
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029~0.JPGCobbler's Hammer/Pliers110 viewsI think this was for stretching the leather before tacking it in place.OldSneelock
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B_C___D_Mallable_Iron_Shoe_Lasts.JPGMallable Iron Shoe Lasts51 viewsSize B, C, & D Mallable Iron Shoe Lasts. These mounted on a cast iron stand for building shoes. The longest is about 7 inches so these were probably childrens sizes.OldSneelock
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053~0.JPGNail boxes55 viewsThere were over 200 nails scattered in the bottom of the box. These boxes still hold some nails. I might sort the nails out or just let them be.OldSneelock
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036.JPGPiercing Awl94 viewsSmall awl with what looks to be a 30 caliber brass shell as a ferule.OldSneelock
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057~0.JPGShoe Last Stand46 viewsUsed to hold lasts or forms for shoes to be assembled on.OldSneelock
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058~0.JPGShoe Last Stand47 viewsStand with a shoe last mounted on it.OldSneelock
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028~0.JPGThe Summers Automatic Shoe & Harness Repair Outfit124 viewsMy mother bought these at my Great Uncle Garlands Estate Sale. Everything was piled in the box.OldSneelock
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032~0.JPGUnknown Tool89 viewsMight have been used to pull the leather tight over the last. It has a tack puller on the handle end.OldSneelock
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044.JPGUnknown Tool - looks like a pry bar61 viewsThis tool has serrations on one side and a thin leading edge. The handle end is pointed like it was mounted in a handle.OldSneelock
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043.JPGUnknown Tool - looks like a pry bar50 viewsOne end has a serrated paddle shape and the other is pointed like a handle was mounted on it.OldSneelock
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