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60/110
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
A spade iron was fastened to the underside of the boot to protect the footwear during hard digging, particularly digging potatoes, and to provide a solid surface on which to push. This foot iron was made circa 1900 by a blacksmith in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport. It still has the leather straps and string ties for holding the iron in place on the boot.
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
Cheadle Hulme
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1900 - 1900
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4464.tif - High resolution image