Scissors

Name/Title

Scissors

Entry/Object ID

1925.4

Description

Large metal scissors or shears. The handles of the scissors are rounded, and the two sides are joined by a protruding metal pin. The metal is tarnished.

Context

Owned by Rufus Riker of Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1925.4

Source or Donor

Pratt, Frank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Scissors

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

14-1/2 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Riker, Rufus Russell (1807-1892)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America