Pike Disgorging Scissors

Object/Artifact

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Pike Disgorging Scissors: An image of a pair of scissors with blades open. There is a ratchet keeping the blades fixed apart, and the screw head is visible.
Pike Disgorging Scissors

An image of a pair of scissors with blades open. There is a ratchet keeping the blades fixed apart, and the screw head is visible.

Name/Title

Pike Disgorging Scissors

Entry/Object ID

2026.5.5

Tags

1800s, fishing, scissors, sheffield, bat shank

Description

A pair of Pike Disgorging Scissors made by J. Gibbins & Sons of Sheffield. Thought to date from around the second half of the 19th century. Designed to help the removal of a hook from a pike while helping to protect a fisherman's fingers from the pike's sharp teeth. From the auctioneer's website: "Rare Pair of 19th Century Pike Disgorger or Unhooking Scissors by J. Gibbins & Sons Knife and Scissors Makers of Sheffield c. 1880. This rare item is in excellent original as found and uncleaned condition and is marked 'J. Gibbins & Sons'. Joseph Gibbins was renowned as one of the best Sheffield scissors makers of the second half of the 19th century." Images via The Saleroom auction website (link below).

Category

Scissors

Made/Created

Manufacturer

J. Gibbins & Sons

Date made

circa 1880

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Above pivot

Transcription

J. Gibbins & Sons

Web Links and URLs

Link to original auction page at The Saleroom

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

March 10, 2026

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

March 10, 2026