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Antique Treen Size Stick - For Shoes
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Antique Treen Size Stick - For Shoes

18th century
Sold 1 April 2026 · Opus Antiques
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This is an unusual antique treen size stick used for measuring feet for shoes. Its anice early examople dating from around the early 1800s.

It consists of a measuring stick with numbers carved into the stick there appears to be two 6's in a row, instead of a 5, maybe the carver made a mistake, for the smaller sizes it reads 1,2,3.4,6,6. There is then a large carved 1 signifying adult sizes which then progress upto size 12, again with two 6's.

The end terminates in a boxwood shoe, the upper part of the shoe moves up and down the measuring stick, the base of the shoe is fixed. When the two are brought together they form a shoe. The shoe is decorated with a rectangular line decoration for the buckle and has some carved foliage on the top.

It measures 36.5cm h x 9cm w at the base x 3cm d at the base.

Similar measuring devices are illustrated in Pinto's book on Treen and other Wooden Bygones - plate 421.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Size Stick to the Georgian era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
36.5cm (14.37")
Width
9cm (3.54")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Reference Numbers
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SA826161
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This is an unusual antique treen size stick used for measuring feet for shoes. Its anice early examople dating from around the early 1800s.
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It consists of a measuring stick with numbers carved into the stick there appears to be two 6's in a row, instead of a 5, maybe the carver made a mistake, for the smaller sizes it reads 1,2,3.
Opus Antiques

4,6,6. There is then a large carved 1 signifying adult sizes which then progress upto size 12, again with two 6's.

fig 1. A close-up view of an antique wooden shoe size stick featuring carved detailing and a warm brown patinated surface.
fig 1. Antique Treen Size Stick - For Shoes

The end terminates in a boxwood shoe, the upper part of the shoe moves up and down the measuring stick, the base of the shoe is fixed. When the two are brought together they form a shoe. The shoe is decorated with a rectangular line decoration for the buckle and has some carved foliage on the top.

It measures 36.5cm h x 9cm w at the base x 3cm d at the base.

Similar measuring devices are illustrated in Pinto's book on Treen and other Wooden Bygones - plate 421.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Size Stick to the Georgian era.

Height
36.5cm (14.37")
Width
9cm (3.54")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Reference Numbers
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SA826161
Opus Antiques
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Antique treen, boxes & decorative georgian items

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Archive I A close-up view of an antique wooden shoe size stick featuring carved detailing and a warm brown patinated surface. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antique Treen Size Stick - For Shoes

Archive II A close-up view of an antique wooden shoe size stick featuring carved detailing and a warm brown patinated surface. View II
Archive III A close-up view of an antique wooden shoe size stick featuring carved detailing and a warm brown patinated surface. View III
Archive IV A close-up view of an antique wooden shoe size stick featuring carved detailing and a warm brown patinated surface. View IV
Archive V A close-up view of an antique wooden shoe size stick featuring carved detailing and a warm brown patinated surface. View V
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A close-up view of an antique wooden shoe size stick featuring carved detailing and a warm brown patinated surface.
Antique Treen Size Stick - For Shoes
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A close-up view of an antique wooden shoe size stick featuring carved detailing and a warm brown patinated surface.
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  • ObjectMeasuring Tools
  • Period18th century
  • StyleFolk Art
  • MaterialBoxwood, Fruitwood
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsIncised linear markings, Turned wooden shaft, Carved shoe toe component, Metal pin joint
  • SizeH 36.5 cm (14 in) x W 9 cm (4 in) x D 3 cm (1 in)

FAQs

A treen size stick is a traditional wooden measuring device historically used by shoemakers and outfitters to determine accurate footwear sizes before the standardisation of modern sizing scales.

These implements are generally turned, carved, or assembled from dense hardwoods such as boxwood, fruitwood, or walnut, often featuring hand-stamped or inked calibration marks and metal pins.

Authenticity is determined by examining the patination, tool marks, wear patterns, and the style of the calibration markings, which reflect period-specific manufacturing techniques prior to mass production.

Displaying historical treen on a bookshelf, mantelpiece, or within a cabinet of curiosities adds textural warmth, organic form, and a layer of historical narrative to contemporary spaces.

Preserve wooden treen by keeping it away from direct sunlight and fluctuating humidity levels, occasionally treating the surface with neutral microcrystalline wax to maintain the historical patination.
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