Wood, canvas and rope sugar shoes, 1935-1945
- Made:
- 1930-1940 in unknown place
- maker:
- Tate & Lyle
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Wooden canvas sugar shoes (1 pair), c. 1940 (TLM 141 A & B). This pair was used by workers to climb on piles of raw cane sugar at Tate & Lyle's Plaistow wharf refinery.
Details
- Category:
- Nutrition & Food Technology
- Object Number:
- 1990-453
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), textile, rope and steel (metal)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 75 mm x 510 mm x 250 mm, 1.285kg
- type:
- shoes (footwear)
- credit:
- Tate and Lyle Plc
