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- Ice Creepers, 1885-1930 - People strap creepers to their shoes and boots to travel safely over icy terrain. In the late 19th and early 20th century, these safety devices were commonly worn by workers who harvested ice. The pointed metal spikes dug into the ice when working on frozen lakes and ponds -- or on icy surfaces inside frigid warehouses where the ice was stored.
- 1885-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Ice Creepers, 1885-1930
People strap creepers to their shoes and boots to travel safely over icy terrain. In the late 19th and early 20th century, these safety devices were commonly worn by workers who harvested ice. The pointed metal spikes dug into the ice when working on frozen lakes and ponds -- or on icy surfaces inside frigid warehouses where the ice was stored.
- Baseball Cleats, Worn by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920 - Recreational sports leagues have been an important part of work life from the late 1800s to the present. Company-sponsored teams are thought to provide good advertising as well as a way to have employees "play hard" and work hard. This well-worn uniform was used by a Lincoln Motor Company worker in the greater Detroit area in the 1920s.
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Baseball Cleats, Worn by Harry B. Mosley, circa 1920
Recreational sports leagues have been an important part of work life from the late 1800s to the present. Company-sponsored teams are thought to provide good advertising as well as a way to have employees "play hard" and work hard. This well-worn uniform was used by a Lincoln Motor Company worker in the greater Detroit area in the 1920s.