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ShoehornEntry/Object ID
1820Description
Material: horn, textile. Size: 2 1/4" W. x 6" L. x 1/2" thick. Description: natural, highly polished cow horn - triangular shaped - sides curve upward - tapered end with hole for hanging. Made from a cow's horn. Highly polished. Used by Dorothea Bierman in the late 1800s. Very probable that this shoehorn was made by her husband who ran a shoe shop in old Wilton.Context
Used by Dorothea Bierman, donor's grandmother. Bierman Collection: Bernie Bierman was a football coach at the University of Minnesota for the Golden Gophers. Bernie Bierman was the grandson of a Waseca County pioneer, Heinrich F. Bierman. In 1855, Heinrich made a claim in sections 13, in Wilton and 18 in Otisco where he lived until December 22, 1882, when he was accidentally killed by a fall from a wagon. His wife and five children lived in Waseca after his death. Luella and Marguerite Herbst are the granddaughters of Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Bierman, and the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Herbst. Mrs. Herbst was Elizabeth Bierman. They also donated items from Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Perrin. Mrs. Perrin was Emma Bierman.Cataloged By
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Category 03: Personal ObjectsCreate Date
November 12, 1998Update Date
November 21, 2024