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jridner1 10-06-2010 09:51 AM

yea! going with the majority, something to do with shoes

quilterscorner 10-06-2010 10:05 AM


Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
They look like shoe trees! My mother used them very often when her shoes were wet....

yup shoe stretchers

kbwoody 10-06-2010 10:11 AM

I have a sewing chest like this one. I refinished it. It is a great compliment next to my pre-civil war (1850's) bed. Both inherited from relatives.

Tudey 10-06-2010 10:15 AM


Originally Posted by gsbuffalo
I was given a sewing cabinet yesterday with all the items in it and came across these and have no idea what they are or what they are used for. haven't seen anything like them before and everything in the cabinet was sewing related so just wandering if I have a new tool to use or what. thats for any help.

I have no earthly idea what those tools are, but the sewing cabinet is nearly identical to the one my mom has that she inherited from her mother. The one that comes to ME someday! I hope you plan to restore it to its former glory. I had never seen another one like it until today!

daisydell 10-06-2010 10:16 AM

They are definately shoe trees. I don't even think people use them anymore

Sewslow 10-06-2010 11:05 AM


Originally Posted by gsbuffalo
I was given a sewing cabinet yesterday with all the items in it and came across these and have no idea what they are or what they are used for. haven't seen anything like them before and everything in the cabinet was sewing related so just wandering if I have a new tool to use or what. thats for any help.

They're to put in shoes to keep the shape.

onemoe 10-06-2010 11:09 AM

shoe horns

lindalou 10-06-2010 11:14 AM

They look like shoe stretchers to me, but Im not sure.

Donnamarie 10-06-2010 11:37 AM

They look like shoe stretchers

katyd 10-06-2010 12:33 PM

my first thought was that they were shoe tree stretchers and then someone mentioned darning. maybe they are the forms used to put in a sock when you are darning socks? katy


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