Currier Shoe Shop

THF186595 / Currier Shoe Shop
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Artifact Overview

In the late nineteenth century, this small shoe shop located in Newton, New Hampshire, was part of a larger factory system. The owner, Will Currier, received cut leather pieces from a factory in nearby Haverhill, Massachusetts. He and two workmen sewed these pieces together to create a finished shoe. The three could make about sixty-five pairs of shoes a day.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Workshop (Work space)

Date Made

1880-1885

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America

Object ID

28.997.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal

Dimensions

Height: 14.5 ft
Width: 24.5 ft
Length: 12.5 ft

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