Boot scraper in the form of "Mammy"

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A cast iron boot scarper in the form of “Mammy" standing on a trestle. The scraper has a large rectangular metal base. Metal ridges rise from the left and right side of the object, and each ridge has a bristled shoe brush attached to the inside. Between the two bridges is a sole scraping blade. A trestle connects the two metal sides. Atop the trestle is a painted metal "Mammy." She is wearing a red dress with a white apron and white shawl and a blue kerchief over her head.

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