On this day in 1909 Charles Lewis Passmore was granted the patent for Shoe Stretcher. U.S. Patent No. 921,152.
The object of this invention is to provide a shoe stretcher of simple, durable and inexpensive construction, designed to be permanently secured to a stationary support in such position that it is readily and easily accessible for use, and also so arranged that it may be adjusted for stretching shoes of different sizes and shapes, and for applying pressure to shoes at different points, as required in stretching shoes to comfortably fit the wearer’s feet.
