Shoehorn

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Shoehorn

Entry/Object ID

2014.049.027

Description

Shoehorn Small, metal, [painted/enamelled?] black inside, hole at narrow end for hanging. Back has pictures of boots and shoes at wide end and writing in Dutch: “P.E. de Vries/Voorstraat. Harlingen./Grootste sorteering in alle soorten/Heeren-, Dames-en Kinderschoenwerk.” made 1909 ([loosely] translated to: “P.E. de Vries/ Voorstraat, Harlingen/. Largest selection of all kinds of men’s, ladies' and children’s shoe work.”)

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Pearce, Dorothy

Notes

Accession Date: 2014-10-26 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shoehorn

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Assistive Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

shoehorn

Created By

Brunckhurst, Elise

Create Date

January 11, 2015

Updated By

Michael Goodchild

Update Date

April 12, 2025