Shears, Fabric

Name/Title

Shears, Fabric

Entry/Object ID

G92.110

Description

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"

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1812 - 1850

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Search Terms

shears, hand cast, steel, offse, offset