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Shoe stretcher used at Frederick & Nelson shoe department, ca. 1920s
Order an ImageFrederick & Nelson Department Store was founded in Seattle in 1891. This cast iron tool was used for stretching shoes to relieve pressure, with the balled end placed inside and ring outside and then squeezed.
ID Number: 1993.43.130
Date: Circa 1920
Physical Description: 1 Stretcher, Shoe; metal; 16 in.H x 5.75 in.W x 1.5 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1993.43.130
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Retail and Department Stores