item details
NameHand Shears
ProductionUnknown; 1800s
Classificationshears
Materialssteel, copper
Registration NumberT000227
Credit lineGift of Stanley Northcote-Bade, 1968
Overview
A pair of hand shears for clipping wool. The handle is heart-shaped, consisting of two curved pieces of metal joined together by a rivet. It is connected to two flat cutting blades, which close together like scissors. A chain links the blades at the base of the handle. The tip of the closed blades is encased in a copper safety guard.