Title
Cobbler' leather straps (3)
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: part 1 4.0 x 9.0 x 12.0 cm,
Object size: part 3 5.0 x 12.5 x 8.0 cm,
Object size: part 2 5.0 x 12.0 x 5.0 cm
Object size: part 3 5.0 x 12.5 x 8.0 cm,
Object size: part 2 5.0 x 12.0 x 5.0 cm
Accession No.
2014-00797
Collection of
These leather straps are used by cobblers when they do repair work including nailing.The roadside cobblers in Singapore offered a crucial service – a few can still be seen. This artefact is part of a collection of cobbler tools that will help to illustrate the trade including the type of work that the implements allow.
