Shank: reverse glass fiddle joint
Scissors
An image taken from Himsworth (1953) showing a pair of scissors described as "wire bow with reverse glass fiddle joint shank and flat blade".
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Shank: reverse glass fiddle jointEntry/Object ID
2025.6.11Tags
wire bow, reverse, glass, fiddle joint, flat blade, scissors, shearing, sheffieldDescription
Image taken from Himsworth (1953) pp 154-155. Full description of this pair of scissors: Wire bow with reverse glass fiddle joint shank and flat blade. Ref: Himsworth, J.B. (1953) The Story of Cutlery. London: Theodore Brun.Category
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