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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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