Old Boots, an eccentric shoe shiner. Line engraving by J. Strange, 1793, after T. Grin.

  • Grin, Timothy.
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1 March 1793
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2091i
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Old Boots, an eccentric shoe shiner. Line engraving by J. Strange, 1793, after T. Grin. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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C. Johnson, 1 March 1793.

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1 print : line engraving ; image 17 x 10.6 cm

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Old Boots of Rippon in Yorkshire. Drawn from the life by Timy. Grin. J. Strange sculpt. ... Lettering continues: "This extraordinary man lived long at an inn at Rippon in Yorkshire. By nature & habit, he acquired the power of holding a piece of money between his nose & chin. His chief employment was waiting on the customers & c. From the circumstance of his cleaning their shoes & boots he went by the name of Old Boots."

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