Wooden Shoe Form with Hooks and Laces mid-century Italian ceramics varnished wood ferrule

varnished wood ferrule

and also of a blimp

they're also great on the counter for sorting mail

though I am not certain

Wooden Shoe Form with Hooks and Laces mid-century Italian ceramics varnished wood ferruleI have not found another wooden shoe form out there with hooks and laces quite like this one. I think perhaps it was used for display in a cobbler's shop; there are hooks on both ends of it, one (easily removed) that attaches to a large brass loop, making for easy hanging. I love it as an object and would indeed be inclined to hang it on the wall. Not including the hanging loop, the wooden form itself measures 9 3 4" long x 2 3 4" wide x 4" tall. It