Scissors
Scissors
An image of a pair of American, carbon, industrial scissors with japanned handles. The pivot area is reinforced, the pivot type is bolt and washer. The marking 'SHAPLEIGH' or 'SHAPLEIGH'S' is just visible above the pivot point, indicating that they were made by or for The Shapleigh Hardware Company of St Louis, Missouri. Image reproduced from Goss (2012).
Name/Title
ScissorsEntry/Object ID
2025.5.19Tags
america, carbon, industrial, japanning, bolt and washer, reinforced pivot, shapleighDescription
A pair of American, carbon, industrial scissors with japanned handles. The pivot type is bolt and washer, the pivot area is reinforced. Marked 'SHAPLEIGH' just above pivot point.Cataloged By
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Industrial Scissors, Scissors