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Foot Measure

A cobbler's foot measure made from a long square section of ruler, with measurements given on three sides, c. 1875-1956.

French Chalk

A wooden container of French Chalk from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. The container has a twist-off outer lid and an inner 'shaker' lid. It is made from polished wood. Southorn was establised ...

Gasparo Contarini, The commonwealth and government of Venice, 1599 - binding

A hard-wearing vellum binding of Shakespeare's time. This volume is in its original binding of flexible vellum, with a hand-sewn spine. Vellum (a kind of leather from very young, still-born, or foetal ...

Geoffrey Chaucer, Workes, 1602 - binding in fine leather

A ‘morocco’ binding chosen by a ‘collector’. The scarlet goatskin and gold tooling of this binding, created by Francis Bedford, was finished in the late nineteenth-century ...

George Eliot, Adam Bede decorative binding.

Illustrated edition by Gordon Browne. Publisher unknown. Printed by W and R Chambers Ltd London and Edinburgh. George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton ...

George Eliot, a selection of first edition spines.

A selection of first edition spines. George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, from 1819-1880.

Giambattista Geraldi Cinthio, Hecatommithi, 1580 - binding

A continental binding contemporary with Shakespeare. Vellum was occasionally used for decorative bindings, especially on the continent of Europe. This binding, probably from Venice, has neat gilded ...

Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron, 1620 [and] 1625- binding, spine detail

A Shakespeare source with a fine binding. The finely detailed gold tooling on Boccaccio's Decameron, in the Shakespeare Centre Library, is the work of a skilled member of the nineteenth-century London ...

Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron, 1620, [&] 1625 - binding view

A Shakespeare source with a fine binding. The elegant binding of this volume dates from the late nineteenth-century and replaced whatever original leather was given to the volume in 1625 when it was ...

Glossary of Leather Terms

Glossary of Leather Terms from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. The book was produced by the British Standards Institution in 1956. It has a grey coloured cover and inside is an alphabetical list ...

Hammer

A clump hammer from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. It has a metal head and wooden handle. The end of the handle has broken off. It was used to knock down soles. Southorn was establised in 1825 ...

Heel

Wooden heel covered in black leather from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. Southorn was establised in 1825 by William Southorn. In 1847 the company moved to The Parade, where it remained until ...

Heel

Plastic heel covered in black leather from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. Southorn was establised in 1825 by William Southorn. In 1847 the company moved to The Parade, where it remained until ...

Heel Tips

A pair of plastic heel tips attached to a piece of card. The heel tips are brown and slightly scuffed. They have been punched through the card, which is printed in Italian. Southorn was establised in ...

Inkwell

A cobbler's round squat colourless glass inkwell with a metal lid in the centre of the top, c. 1875-1956.

J.T. Southorn, Exterior

Sepia photograph of the exterior of J.T. Southorn on The Parade in Leamington Spa. Southorn was establised in 1825 by William Southorn. In 1847 the company moved to The Parade, where it remained until ...

J.T. Southorn, Interior

Sepia photograph of the interior of J.T. Southorn on The Parade in Leamington Spa. Southorn was establised in 1825 by William Southorn. In 1847 the company moved to The Parade, where it remained until ...

Kiwi Ideal Liquid Cleaner

A Kiwi Ideal Liquid Cleaner box containing a bottle of Kiwi Liquid Cleaner and instructions. The box is made of card printed in green, orange and brown. The price "2/6" has been inscribed on the box. ...