Shank: round tup
Scissors
An image taken from Himsworth (1953) showing a pair of scissors described as "wire bow with round tup shank and flat blade".
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Shank: round tupEntry/Object ID
2025.6.2Tags
wire, bow, round tup, tup, shank, flat, blade, sheffield, wire bow, flat blade, scissorsDescription
Image taken from Himsworth (1953) pp 154-155. Full description of this pair of scissors: Wire bow with round tup shank and flat blade. Ref: Himsworth, J.B. (1953) The Story of Cutlery. London: Theodore Brun.Category
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