Vintage Shoe Stretcher - Haberdasher Wood Collectible Red_Circle_coffee circa 1898

circa 1898

The base of the the basket weave dish features the Hotel Fiske

A midcentury tin desk globe

The cloth is in good vintage condition with slight fading and light staining

From a Writer's Notebook" by Van Wyck Brooks

Vintage Shoe Stretcher - Haberdasher Wood Collectible Red_Circle_coffee circa 1898This is an antique vintage shoe stretcher. The wood shoe stretcher has a hinge and hook handle. Marked 10B, the adjustable shoe stretcher has nickel hardware marked D Mackay New York. Not a pair, a single item. The wood shoe stretcher measures approximately 11 1 8" long x 3 1 2" wide by 3" tall. In very good vintage condition with lots of wear at the toe area, indicating the stretcher was doing its job! A great vintage look for the home.