Scissors
Scissors
An image of a pair of scissors found on the Thames foreshore in the 1980s. The scissors are shown with their blades open.
Name/Title
ScissorsEntry/Object ID
2025.2.200Tags
1700s, iron, scissors, archaeology, cs8, st1, leaf, nailDescription
Leaf Blade CS8, ST1 Dot and line decoration on nail whole area. Nail rivet (not screw). Wrought iron with forge welded steel cutting face. From the auction notes: Mid 18th Century. 6 3/4 in. (54.1 grams, 17 cm). Pontillé decoration to the body, keeled blades and small loop handles, mechanism still working. Found on the Thames foreshore in the 1980s.Category
Scissors