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Pattens are wooden shoes with an iron hoop beneath that were used by most countrywomen as overshoes to keep their feet out of the mud in the farmyard and around the dairy. These pattens came to the museum as part of the Sharp collection.

1 pair of pattens: wood; metal; leather; good condition

The Sharp Collection of agricultural and dairying equipment was compiled by Reverend C. J. Sharp at Wonersh, Surrey. Reverend Sharp died in 1967 and the Museum acquired the Collection for £60 in 1968., MERL ‘Handwritten Catalogue’ form - ‘PATTENS // PERSONAL Clothing footwear // SHARP COLLECTION // wood iron [pencil drawing].’

Wood, Metal, Leather