Wooden block, wooden conical hammer.
Wooden block, wooden conical hammer.
- Object Number:
- 1927-515/1
- type:
- hammer - tool
Arab shoemaker's tools and specimens of work comprising: 1. Wooden block. 2. Brass hammer, conical. 3. Wooden hammer, conical. 4. 4ft wooden rod. 5. Shoe tree in three parts. 6. Shoe tree in three parts. 7. Completed shoe. 8. Shoe, partly completed. 9. 2 sheets of leather. 10. 4 parts of shoe cut from leather. 11. Iron last. 12. Steel scissors. 13. Steel chisel. 14. Steel awl. 15. Steel knife. 16. Wooden mallet.
Wooden block, wooden conical hammer.
Wooden block with three legs, one painted blue. Each secured with a metal nail, for shoemaking.
Wooden conical hammer, for shoemaking.
A 4 foot long rod and a pair of shoe trees both in three parts consisting of a wooden toe/ instep shape a stretcher and a wedge
Information plaque for Arab shoemakers tools.
4ft long rod, from Arab's shoemakers tools
Shoe mould from Arab shoemaking tools
Shoe mould from Arab shoemaking tools
Curved wooden wedge, for shoemaking
Curved wooden wedge, for shoemaking
Wooden angled wedge, for shoemaking
Wooden angled wedge for shoemaking
A completed shoe and a partly completed shoe, 2 sheets of leather and four parts of shoes cut from leather
Completed shoe, partly completed shoe with an attached length of string and needle, pieces of tanned leather.
Two wooden sole cutouts and two leather shoe templates
An iron last, steel scissors, a chisel, an awl and a knife
An iron last, chisel, an awl and a knife
steel scissors
Two pictures of the Tunisian Siouk where the shoemaker worked and traded
Picture of a Tunisian Siouk where the shoemaker worked and traded. Featuring a Shoemaker sat working on a three legged table.
Picture featuring several Tunisian Siouks, with shoemakers and tradesmen.
Brass conical hammer, or 'maul', forming part of an Arab shoemaker's toolkit. The maul would be used to soften up leather, making it easier to work.
Wooden rod with expanded end, used for shoemaking.