Date:1920 - 1950 (c.)
Description:Cobblers leather splitter. The leather is fed into the rollers by turning the handle on the side, forcing the leather onto a blade directly behind the rollers which slices the leather into two layers. The maker's name is cast on the top of the machine: 'RODI'. This machine was used by Mr Wheeldon who had a cobblers shed in his back garden on Bagot Street, Abbots Bromley.
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Creators: Education Department ( Photographer ) - Creator
Image courtesy of: Mr T Wheeldon
Donor ref:97.026.0009 (37/12631)
Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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