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A good place to dry wet shoes is in front of the vent at the bottom of the refrigerator.
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Oh, my! what a beauty! Your elbow grease really paid off!
I remember my mom having a green pair of the shoe trees. And they will fit whatever size shoes you want to use them with because the flat metal strip is flexible. |
In the old days people were thrifty and resourceful. If these are shoe strechers,fine,but...consider that they may be for darning socks. People often knit their own socks of wool and mended them when they wore out instead of throwing them away like we do today.
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I treasure my 'Martha Washington' cabinet too! You also may try (in a inconspicuous spot), "Homer Formby's Refinisher. I also have used 'Bri-Wax' with 0000 steel wool. All the best!
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Those are to keep the shape of ladies shoes. My mom had them from the 1940's.
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Sorry! I didn't get to page 2 before sending. Your treasure looks beautiful! Great job!
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I collect antiques and this is a Martha Washington sewing cabinet. Mine is in pristine condition and I got it at a garage sale for $5 - best find ever! I've seen them in antique stores in similar condition to this one for $150-$200.
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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.
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I would say these are darning tools. You have different sizes on each end for big and little. These look like things I have seen my ancestors use for darning sockss
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It looks great after you cleaned her up!! :)
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