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Title: Heel pricking-machine ; Coté shoe-heel trimmer ; Shoe-jack ; Guarded shoe-knife.
Image ID: 825614
Image ID 825614
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 23 x 14 cm. (9 x 5 1/2 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Equipment
Machinery
Shoemaking
Shoe Industry
Book Illustrations
Shoe Machinery
Notes: Written on border: "1877" Figures numbered 5019 to 5022. Printed on border: "Shoe-heel trimmer. The Coté heel-trimmer was patented in the United States in 1873, but first introduced into use in the Dominion of Canada." "Shoe-jack. A holder for a last while a shoe is in process of manufacture." "Shoe-knife. A thin blade of steel afixed by a tang in a wooden handle, and used by shoemakers for cutting and paring leather." Includes additional text.
Date Published: 1884
Barcode Number: 33333159386115
Struc ID: 591116
Source: Knights new mechanical dictionary : a description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Shoes -- manufacture   View All images from Folder

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