Mid-Nineteenth Century Cobbler’s Shop

The image displays a cobbler's shop, featuring shelves lined with wooden shoe molds and various tools. A well-worn workbench is cluttered with more tools, showing signs of frequent use, while leather scraps and a broom are scattered across the wooden floor.

The image displays a cobbler's shop, featuring shelves lined with wooden shoe molds and various tools. A well-worn workbench is cluttered with more tools, showing signs of frequent use, while leather scraps and a broom are scattered across the wooden floor.

Name/Title

Mid-Nineteenth Century Cobbler’s Shop

Entry/Object ID

1979.2.9

Description

A cobbler shop with shoes, leather scraps, and tools. The bench and shop accessories were used by Cornelius Hinds, about 1840. The shoes on the shelf to the left of the photo were made for soldiers in the Civil War.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Monochrome

Category

Vault, Interior Space, Functional Object, Historical
Building, Architecture

Made/Created

Date made

1919

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

16 in

Width

20 in