Shank: square sarum shank

Scissors: An image taken from Himsworth (1953) showing a pair of scissors described as: "wire bow with square sarum shank and bodkin blade".
Scissors

An image taken from Himsworth (1953) showing a pair of scissors described as: "wire bow with square sarum shank and bodkin blade".

Name/Title

Shank: square sarum shank

Entry/Object ID

2025.6.7

Tags

wire bow, square, sarum, shank, bodkin blade, scissors, sheffield

Description

Image taken from Himsworth (1953) pp 154-155. Full description of this pair of scissors: Wire bow with square sarum shank and bodkin blade. Ref: Himsworth (1953) The Story of Cutlery. London: Theodore Brun.

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Person or Organization

Himsworth, J.B.

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

February 13, 2025

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

February 13, 2025