what are these?
10-07-2010, 12:52 PM
#131
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They're 'shoe stretchers' - put the pointed end into the shoe, the ball end into the heel. Keeps the shoe in good shape - or so I was told by my Mom. Don't know where the name came from, because they don't stretch the shoes.
10-08-2010, 07:41 PM
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Yes, it's a Washington Cabinet. I'm looking at mine right now. It was my mother's and looks exactly like that one. She put her sewing stuff in it. I had no idea it was worth so much money. Glad I kept it.
10-09-2010, 12:05 PM
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Those are shoe trees. They keep your shoes in it's proper shape. Back in the day, shoes were more pointed at the toe. I do not think they had the structure built into them as they now do.
marla
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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.
10-09-2010, 01:16 PM
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They look like shoe streachers or stabilizers that people would use to streach their shoes that were too small or to keep shoes in shape after they got wet (they would sometimes shrink after being wet).
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