Remarkably comprehensive, 9-piece antique home shoemaking and leather maintenance station lot. This cohesive, all-in-one grouping is an incredible slice of early 20th-century Americana, making for a perfect rustic farmhouse centerpiece, industrial bookend display, or unique entryway valet organizer.THE COMPLETE 9-PIECE LOT INCLUDES:
- BISSELL Cast Iron Stand: Features a distinctive, flanged winged stable base with prominent embossed BISSELL branding along the neck.
- Companion Cast Iron Stand: Unbranded matching heavy-duty workstation iron anvil stand.
- Size #1 Interchangeable Last (Mold): Small child/toddler profile cast metal shoe last mold.
- Size #2 Interchangeable Lasts (Molds): Three identical youth/small women's profile lasts.
- Size #4 Interchangeable Last (Mold): Large adult standard size cast iron profile last mold.
- Primitive Wooden Shine Caddy: Beautifully hand-built solid wood box featuring a large integrated carry handle/footrest bar, smooth Art Deco-style ribbed metal compartment pull, and a completely immaculate, clean interior chamber storage box.
- Vintage Esquire Scuff-Kote Bottle: Period-correct 1940s stippled glass bottle from Knomark Mfg. Co. (Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY) with its original red applicator metal cap.
CONDITION REPORT:
The cast iron stands and shoe molds have been meticulously refurbished. They underwent a deep multi-hour vinegar soak to dissolve decades of surface rust, were fully chemically neutralized using a baking soda bath to halt the acid reaction, flash-dried, and finished with a clear matte sealant to preserve the gorgeous raw gunmetal gray finish and safeguard against future rusting. The wood caddy features a beautiful deep amber natural patina with standard historic surface scuffs that give it superb primitive folk-art character. The interior wood is incredibly clean and dry.SHIPPING NOTE:
This heavy collection contains solid cast iron and will be packed securely.
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