Shears, Sheep

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Shears, Sheep

Entry/Object ID

81.88

Description

Sheep Shears. Material: metal. Size: 3" W. x 11 1/2" L. Description: black painted steel; triangular shaped blades taper up into a spring loaded rounded metal top.

Context

Note: See portrait file (Weckworth). Note with shears reads: "The shears were handmade in Germany, and used by Henrietta Weckworth to shear sheep on the farm at Waseca, MN in the late 1860's." Note: "Bernice Beesin, granddaughter of Henrietta Weckworth".

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Shears, Sheep

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Shears, Animal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Animal Grooming

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Animal Care Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Animal Husbandry T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

1988, M.4; NR Lib. 2012;

Create Date

December 23, 1988

Update Date

November 21, 2024