Hobbing Shoe Last

Contributed by stjohns2010

James brought this Hobbing Last to school to show us.. It belonged to his Great, Great, Great Uncle who was a cobbler. It was used to repair shoes and boots. Two parts are sole shaped ( 1 large and 1 small) and these were used to repair the soles of shoes and boots and the small round block was used to repair heels.

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