This is a leatherworker's hand protector. Worn like a glove it helps to push needles through leather.

Internet Resources: Here are some links which will get you started in your quest for knowledge. The Internet is growing at an astounding rate. This list does not include every Website on cobbler tools, only the best of the sites that we visited! The Canadian Museum of Civiliation-Canada Hall-The Shoemaker's House Web page at: http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/cmceng/ca09eng.html

Museum Loan Kit: A kit is not available for the topic of cobbler tools. Kits can be checked out by Illinois School Teachers free of charge. For a complete list of kit topics please visit: educational loan kits For more information please contact Bob DeHoet at (618) 453-5388 or email him at: drhoet@siu.edu

Printed Resources: At this time, the Museum Explorers Library contains no books on tools of the cobbler. Please check back. Books in this special library can be checked out by Museum Explorer teachers free of charge. Please see our Museum Explorers Library Web page. The following is a list of printed materials about tools of the cobbler which may be available through your library: No materials available at this time. Please check back.

Previous Explorer Projects: This is a list of Museum Explorer Projects completed by teachers and students in the last three years. There are no previous school projects completed on the tools of the cobbler. To view other school pages please visit our Museum Explorers School Pages.

This is a shoe last on a stand. The shoe last is shaped like a foot. It was used in the repair and possibly the manufacture of shoes.