Scissors

Object/Artifact

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The Cabinet of Scissor Curiosities

Scissors: An image of a pair of stained glass pattern cutting scissors. The pivot point is a screw. Reproduced from Goss (2012).
Scissors

An image of a pair of stained glass pattern cutting scissors. The pivot point is a screw. Reproduced from Goss (2012).

Name/Title

Scissors

Entry/Object ID

2025.5.30

Tags

1800s, carbon, screw, north america, mbs co, stained glass pattern

Description

Carbon scissors designed for cutting stained glass patterns, made by MBS Co, Chillicothe, Ohio. The pivot point is a screw. The patent for these scissors dates from 1877 (Goss, 2012).

Use

Stained glass pattern cutting

Cataloged By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Category

Scissors

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Goss, G.J. (2012)

Made/Created

Manufacturer

MBS Co

Date made

circa 1877

Place

State/Province

Ohio

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Length

200 mm

Material

Carbon

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

January 10, 2025

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

January 23, 2025