Lot 386: An Assortment of Vintage Wooden Boot Tree Components and Shoe Lasts
A collection of vintage footwear forms including boot tree sections and shoe lasts, constructed from hardwood with a turned and carved finish. The lot comprises various components intended to maintain the shape of footwear, including front foot forms and vertical tree inserts suitable for tall riding boots. A piece of ephemera within the box, a newspaper fragment, shows a date of May 14, 1910, and a price of one shilling, indicating an early 20th-century context. No maker marks or patent dates are clearly visible on the wooden surfaces. The collection is housed in a cardboard box featuring an orange inventory tag numbered 386.
Condition report:
The items are in used vintage condition with signs of age and historical wear. Notable features include surface scuffing, scratches, and darkening of the wood from handling and storage. The lot consists of loose components, and the presence of complete matching pairs is not verified.
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