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Object Name |
Hammer, Leatherworking |
Caption |
Shoemaker's tool |
Description |
Shoemaker's tool: heavy cast iron rod. Possibly used as a hammer or pounding device for softening leather ? From Rosebrock Shoe Repair, Glencoe. Ernest Rosebrock, father of donor Hartley Rosebrock, attended school through eighth grade. At the age of 16 he began shoe repair work with his father Henry Rosebrock. From 1942 to 1945 he worked in St. Paul at a defense plant. After World War II he purchased the shoe shop from his father. |
Catalog Number |
1990-0077-224 |
Search Terms |
Shoemaking Tools Hammers |
Subjects |
Shoemaking Tools Hammers |
People |
Rosebrock, Ernest |
