Do you know the English word for this?
Growing up in India, we used to get our shoes repaired every time they sprung a hole or a nail got dislodged. I have not visited a cobbler ever since I came to this country. I suspect, it is cheaper to replace a pair of shoes than repair it these days. At least the kind of shoes I wear.
But in those days, a cobbler used to come by our neighborhood every Saturday and anybody who needed shoes repaired, got them done by him. As a small kid filled with curiosity, it was a marvel to watch the cobbler stitch the thread using a needle with a sidecut that would be used as a hook to loop the thread in and pull thru.
And he always carried a heavy anvil like the one in the picture. Do you remember this?
Did you know that there is an English word for this? I always thought of it as an anvil but as it turns out, there is an exact word to refer to this cobbler’s instrument.
What is it?
Is it a last by any chance? as in a cobbler should always stick to his last.
Shri, that is exactly what it is called. Incidentally, I was not aware of the saying – but it makes sense…
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We call this a Last in the UK as well.
That is very interesting!