Scissors

Description:

Two, short, identical, rounded-back blades on long, shallow S-curve arms, tapering square in section, that loop back and terminate in large, equal-size, drop-shape finger rings or loops open at top. Both blades scalloped below joint. Peened pivot with square washer on one side. Possible stamped mark on outside of one blade.

Date Made: 1725 - 1775

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United Kingdom: EnglandUnited States

Subject: Commercial Furnishings

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.388287Catalog Number: 388287Accession Number: 182022

Object Name: scissorsObject Type: scissors

Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3/8 in x 7 1/8 in x 3 3/8 in; .9525 cm x 18.0975 cm x 8.5725 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-1c39-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_318705

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