Last

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

Rarity follows how well known the article is: its views on the French and English Wikipedia over a year, and the number of languages it exists in.

At a glance

Class

Invention

Domain

Science and technology

Knowledge cost

1

In collections

Nobody has pulled it yet.

What Wikipedia says

A last is a mechanical form used by shoemakers and cordwainers in the manufacture and repair of shoes. Lasts come in many styles and sizes, depending on the exact job they are designed for.

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Image: R. Henrik Nilsson, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.