Currier Shoe Shop
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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.
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
Workshop (Work space)
Date Made
1880-1885
Place of Creation
On Exhibit
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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