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Small Oval Design Footscraper
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Small Oval Design Footscraper

19th century
Description

small oval design footscraper

height 6"

width 8"

length 11"

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Claire Langley Antiques has dated this Cast Iron Boot Scraper to the 19th Century.

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SA119894
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032
Description
Small oval design footscraper

height 6"

width 8"

length 11"

Date of Manufacture

Claire Langley Antiques has dated this Cast Iron Boot Scraper to the 19th Century.

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SA119894
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Claire Langley Antiques
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A cast iron boot scraper featuring a central curved scraping blade mounted inside a shallow oval tray base with a weathered brown finish.
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Archive I A cast iron boot scraper featuring a central curved scraping blade mounted inside a shallow oval tray base with a weathered brown finish.

Small Oval Design Footscraper

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Claire Langley Antiques
Telephone 01780 592599 or 07752 919 172
Location
Hallidays Yard
Radcliffe Road
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 1ED
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/clairelangley
Verified Since May 2011
Items For Sale 73
Items Sold 911
Claire Langley Antiques
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Location: Hallidays Yard, Radcliffe Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1ED, United Kingdom
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A cast iron boot scraper featuring a central curved scraping blade mounted inside a shallow oval tray base with a weathered brown finish.
small oval design footscraper
Ref: SA119894
A cast iron boot scraper featuring a central curved scraping blade mounted inside a shallow oval tray base with a weathered brown finish.
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Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectBoot Scraper
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialCast Iron
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsOval base tray, Curved scraping blade, Central upright support

This nineteenth-century Victorian boot scraper is a utilitarian cast iron object with a rustic farmhouse style and a dark brown colour. The piece takes the form of a shallow oval base tray housing a central upright support that rises to a curved scraping blade with upturned ends. The heavy metal surface shows extensive weathering with rust pitting, mottled texture variations, and lighter powdery residue across the exterior and interior faces. Measuring 15 cm high, 20 cm wide, and 28 cm long, it functions practically beside the front door of a home today as a traditional device for cleaning muddy footwear before entering.

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Boot scrapers became widespread during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to prevent mud and road dirt from being tracked into homes. Positioned outside entrance doors, these iron fixtures allowed visitors to scrape soft soil and debris from shoe soles prior to entering.

Traditional foot scrapers were primarily manufactured from heavy cast iron or forged wrought iron. Cast iron variants allowed for detailed integral trays and decorative uprights, providing stability and resilience against outdoor weather conditions.

Authentic period pieces display substantial weight, hand-finished casting seams, and natural surface oxidisation or pitting caused by long-term outdoor exposure. Modern reproductions often exhibit lighter weight, uniform machine finishes, and artificial distressing.

A vintage boot scraper can be positioned on a stone doorstep, inside a porch, or within a boot room alongside umbrella stands and wooden benches. Its functional metalwork provides textural contrast against stone or timber flooring.

Surface dirt and loose rust can be removed using a dry wire brush. To protect the iron while preserving its aged surface, apply a thin coat of linseed oil or clear microcrystalline wax periodically.
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