Sheet-Metal Snips

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Sheet-Metal Snips

Entry/Object ID

1976.J.444

Description

pair of iron tinsnips, made similar to pair of scissors but with heavy, wide cutting blades. The blades are secured with a metal rivet. Information from 1976 accesion book, "Tin snips. Used on John farm (Abareron). Hand forged, made of steel."

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

John, May & Joseph

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Snip, Sheet Metal

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Shears, Metal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cutter, Metal

Nomenclature Class

Metalworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

snips, sheet-metal snips

Class

Materials, Tools & Equipment for - Metalworking T&E - None Required

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

February 24, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

March 31, 2026