Knife, Shoe
Description
A shoe knife with a clip pattern blade, a wooden handle and a brown leather cover. The end of the handle tapers down to a blunt edge on one end. "J A BAXTER LTD/SHEFFIELD" is stamped into one side of the blade.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Classification
Collection
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This
shoe
knife
was
used
by
Robert
Graham,
who
owned
a
boot
repair
and
saddlery
shop
in
Queen
Street,
Waitara.
It
is
a
general
purpose
shoe
knife
of
a
type
which
is
used
by
shoemakers
for
almost
all
cutting
work.
Accession number
TM2003.041
Collection type
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