Putman writes about two parts of sailors’ wardrobes: their shoes and their “rigs,” the leather holsters in which each sailor carries several tools.
Tyler Putman is a Ph.D. student in the History of American Civilization Program in the Department of History at the University of Delaware, with research interests in material culture and military, maritime, and social history. Visit his web site »
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