Laster, shank
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0539.001
- MANUFACTURER
- United Shoe Machinery Corp.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST STEEL; WOOD HANDLE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 26.5 cm
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Tools-Hand
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- USMC
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- City
- Boston
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used in shoemaking to stretch uppers over the shoe last. - Technical
-
A shank laster is a shoemaker's tool for drawing the upper over the last into the hollow of the shank. The leather, after placing over the last, is inserted between the jaws and puled tight. (ref. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BLACK FINISH, HANDLE PAINTED GREEN W. YELLOW FERRULE
- Decoration
- N/A
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United Shoe Machinery Corp., Laster, shank, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1978.0539, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0539.001/
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