REVOLUTIONARY WAR ICE CREEPER CRAMPON

See Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, Neumann, p.162. where the author points out that, water ways, when frozen in Winter provided convenient means of travel in otherwise rugged terrain. Crampons, lashed to the boots assured a sound grip to the ice. This example chiseled from iron stock as imported from England, is 4 ¾” width with original leather strap with one edge stitched, evidently cut from a leather boot and reused.