Fragment, Scissor Handle

Object/Artifact

Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

Fragment, Scissor Handle

Description

Artifact LC-85-2-73 is a fragment of a scissor handle. The surface of the material is somewhat rusted. The base of the handle ends in a small square where it would have connected to the blades of the scissors.

Use

This handle would have been used to assist in using a pair of scissors, a tool used for cutting thin objects like paper.

Collection

General Butler 1985 Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1870

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Scissors

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

LC-85-2-73

Material

Cast Iron

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Sinking of the General Butler