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Shoe trees

Scope note

Foot-shaped devices inserted in shoes to maintain their shape when they are not being worn. Also, machines in factories or workshops that force wooden parts into shoes to smooth out wrinkles during finishing.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000236775

Broader Terms used

<equipment for costume>

Equivalent Terms used

shoe tree

Created

13yrs ago

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