Shoemaker's leather splitter

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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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Trade & Tradespeople Shoe Making Engineering

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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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