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Shears, Fabric
Object/Artifact
Hand finished cast (?) steel, clip point. Offset handles with inserted steel peg on side of finger hole;; large screw in center which appears useful for angling for a quick grasp, perhaps also adjusting for thicknesses of fabric. Marked Gebr.Weyersburg Solingen with an image of a horn. 10"
G92.110
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1812 - 1850
shears
hand cast
steel
offse
offset
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