DEVICE, SHOE FITTING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1930
- Date Range To
- 1997
- Materials
- ALUMINUM
- Catalogue Number
- P20060036007
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1930
- Date Range To
- 1997
- Materials
- ALUMINUM
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 35.5
- Width
- 22.2
- Description
- FOOT MEASURING DEVICE. BLACK ENAMEL ON DEVICE THAT FEATURES A RIGHT AND LEFT HEAL CUP ON BOTH ENDS. A MOVEABLE ARCH TO MEASURE LENGTH ON ONE SIDE AND A BAR TO MEASURE WIDTH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. THE REPETITION OF NUMBERS ALL OVER THE DEVICE IS USED TO CALCULATE THE MEASUREMENT OF THE FOOT. CENTER OF DEVICE IS MARKED WITH MANUFACTURERS NAME "THE BRANNOCK DEVICE", AND "SYRACUSE, N.Y. PATENTED".
- Subjects
- WEIGHTS & MEASURES T&E
- Historical Association
- RETAIL TRADE
- History
- DONATED MATERIALS WERE COLLECTED DIRECTLY FROM THE STORE IN NOV. 2006 BY THE GALT MUSEUM TECH, KEVIN MACLEAN. MACLEAN WAS CALLED TO THE STORE BY THE DONOR AFTER THE PASSING OF HER MOTHER PHYLLIS SINGER. DONOR WAS CLEANING OUT THE STORE IN ORDER TO LEASE. STORE HAD NOT BEEN CLEANED- OUT FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF HER FATHER, LEO SINGER, IN 1997. SEE P20060036001- GA FOR COMPLETE HISTORY OF LEO SINGER. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
- Catalogue Number
- P20060036007
- Acquisition Date
- 2006-11
- Collection
- Museum
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