Shoemaker's tool - Fudge Wheel

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Shoemaker's Fudge Wheel

Shoemaker's Fudge Wheel

Name/Title

Shoemaker's tool - Fudge Wheel

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.820

Description

Wooden handle with a steel shank which is attached to a revolving wheel. The wheel has teeth. The handle has a leather piece with a hole, perhaps for hanging up in the workshop.

Context

The tool is marked, on the handle, with the makers name - Richter & Sons, Nottingham. It also has the number 17 - which could refer to the number of teeth on the wheel, these can vary from between 7 - 18. Fudge Wheels are also referred to as Welting Wheels, The Boot Rand Wheel or the Wheel Jigger. The first illustration of the fudge wheel appears in c 1800.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Saddlers, Shoemakers, Cobblers

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Length

150 mm

Circumference

60 mm

Weight

67 g

Dimension Notes

Circumference refers to the wheel

Material

Metal, Brass, Leather, Wood - Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

Location

* Untyped Location

C8S3

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Web Links and URLs

The Shoe Museum, Northampton, UK