POWERHOUSE COLLECTION

Wooden component from shoes

Object No. 93/104/1-3

Component, part of shoes, for walking on water, reproduction, wood, designed by Lawrence Hargrave, Australia, 1870, made by Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1965-1975

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Summary

Physical Description

Part, wood, maker unknown, date unknown Rectangular piece of plywood painted white. Holes are drilled into one of the short sides. No marks.

DIMENSIONS

Height

130 mm

Width

4 mm

HISTORY

Notes

This part was found with the Lawrence Hargrave water shoes. It may have once been a rudder attached to the hinges at the back of the shoe. It was labeled with a tag that reads 'NN4067-1'

SOURCE

Acquisition Date

23 March 1993

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