KNOW MALTA by Peter Grima
SHOE SCRAPER
This is a shoe scraper which was usually found in front of private houses and public buildings so that anyone going in would be able to clean his shoes and thus will not dirty the house. One has to remember that up to some decades ago the roads were not asphalted and any one walking in winter would result in having muddy shoes. Today, this is not necessary as people would have relatively clean shoes if they had not walked through country lanes on a rainy day.
SHOE SCRAPER
This is a shoe scraper which was usually found in front of private houses and public buildings so that anyone going in would be able to clean his shoes and thus will not dirty the house. One has to remember that up to some decades ago the roads were not asphalted and any one walking in winter would result in having muddy shoes. Today, this is not necessary as people would have relatively clean shoes if they had not walked through country lanes on a rainy day.