Lawn shoe
Top of shoe which would be under the sole of the boot
Name/Title
Lawn shoeEntry/Object ID
2025.1.133Description
To be attached to the pony's hoof and the screw tightened.Context
1841 Alexander Shanks of Arbroath patented first pony-drawn mower. After that Samuelson of Banbury and Thomas Green of Leeds made wider mowers. The first lawn boots advertised for sale were made by Green’s in 1859 to accompany their mowing machines. The Streatham firm of H Pattisson & Co made significant improvements and produced lawn boots from 1898 in 30 stock sizes, using Cole’s patent with no upper but a strong steel plate. These were secured by a screw clamp and used a waterproof leather outer sole or motor-tyre rubber. They also produced boots with a traditional leather upper on the Cole’s patent sole.Category
Horticultural Sundries