Single piece molded rubber work boot for a left foot (a) with painted metal grommets for a shoelace (b); shoelace is torn and only has one aglet.
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a – boot – Size: Length 28.2 cm x Width 9.4 cm x Depth 16.5 cm
b – shoelace – Size: Length 19.6 cm x Width 0.5 cm
Provenance
Owned by Ernest Lloyd Hanna; donated to museum by granddaughter Tanya Garofalo.
Dates
1920
1960
circa 1920-1960
Date Remarks
Donor's remarks
Material
rubber: black
fabric: tan, black
metal: black
Inscriptions
Canoe on water over two crossed oars molded into toe
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0007
0007-V1-3
Condition Remarks
Paint is chipping from grommets; significant amounts of ingrained dirt could not be removed; hole in center front toe through rubber and one layer of fabric; rubber worn at heel; fabric fraying at ankle; signs of wear and cracking at sole; shoelace torn and tied to smaller pieces; shoelace only has one aglet
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Other
Reference Comments
Tanya Garofalo; arrived on leg prosthesis 012011005.
Research Facts
Ernest Lloyd Hanna was born in 1888 and lost his left leg following an accident on his farm in Lyn, Ontario at age 35. He continued to work on his farm with a prosthetic leg and cane for balance; used the same two prosthetic legs until his death in 1969.