Another item from the workshop
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
Rockingham, Australia
May 16, 2020 12:42am CST
I’m sure you’ve all seen one of these in your lifetime. It’s been sitting in our shed and now it’s had a coat of paint and will be put up for sale. It’s a boot last and the cobbler’s essential piece of equipment I guess. The piece nearest the camera is for the heel and the other sections for either large shoes or slightly smaller shoes.
Our workshop is really starting to show the results of our efforts and we’ll have more than enough junk to fill the rubbish bin again tomorrow, ready for emptying on Monday.
Burning season is open now and we’re been out raking up leaves. They are too wet to burn at the moment so we’ll let them dry out for a day or two before setting alight to them.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
16 May 20
The perfect gift for a cobbler.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
16 May 20
@JudyEv there are still roaming cobblers in our country, besides fixing shoes they fix umbrellas ( quite odd now) and make manual key duplicates, all the cheap Made in China is putting them out of business so the trade is slowly dying now, they are becoming very rare.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 May 20
@louievill We don't have travelling people but there are shops where they will mend shoes. My father would put new heels and soles on his workboots using this last.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 May 20
@JudyEv ya'll have acquired the oddest collection of things
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And it would be nice if you could help. We could probably offload a lot of stuff onto you. 
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
16 May 20
that has to be a stinger from one of those killer hornets that you removed right? 
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 May 20
@DocAndersen Actually Raelove ways it's more correctly a boot-stand or a boot-anvil. 
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I know these things. @DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
16 May 20
@JudyEv i like my name better but a boot last is cool!
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
16 May 20
yes I have seen them. I have an old fashioned boot lacer some where. used to button up boots which I guess was hard for ladies when all wore them daily
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
16 May 20
@JudyEv yes thats it. except mine is more plain not as pretty 
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 May 20
@bunnybon7 I wrote about this on myLot once and other people had very ornate ones.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
16 May 20
I’ve never seen one. How do you come to have it ?
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
16 May 20
@JudyEv Thats good that you can see a difference. It helps keep you going.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 May 20
@wolfgirl569 That's for sure. Vince was a bit overwhelmed when we started but just by doing a half-hour a day, it's getting done and becoming more a pleasure than work.
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@LindaOHio (222287)
• United States
16 May 20
You keep finding little treasures in all of the clutter. That's a nice piece.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 May 20
They were common when I was young but that is a long time ago.
@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
16 May 20
I was able to buy one at my shop but it only had a single shoe form but taller than yours, I resold it as a vintage item.
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@maggs224 (2317)
• Alicante, Spain
16 May 20
Oh this brings back memories, my dad had a cobbler's last and he always use to repair our shoes when I was young. I can still remember the smell the sheet of leather that dad would cut the new sole or heel from when I think of him doing this. Thanks so much for posting this and for the blast from my past that it evoked. I have a huge smile on my face now just remembering my dad God bless him.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 May 20
My Dad repaired our shoes and boots on this one too. I remember the smell of the glue. You could buy new soles and heels and they were glued and/or tacked in place. I'm pleased I hauled up some nice memories for you.
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 May 20
I have never seen a piece of equipment like that. I wouldn't even know what to do with that even if I did know what it is and what it's used for. I wouldn't know which end is up and which end is down! LOL
@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
16 May 20
Yes you says correctly.. I don't see like those in before.. Can I know it's usage.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 May 20
If you wanted to nail a new sole onto a shoe, you would slip the shoe over the shape then you'd be able to work on the sole.
