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Kitchen Shears

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Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1940-1960

GUSN

GUSN-62016

Description

Red handles; uneven loop handles; cracker above pivot; sharp

Details

Descriptive Terms

scissors
cookware
chromium
painting (coating)
plating (metal coating)
steel (alloy)
Painted
Steel
Plated
Chrome
SCISSORS

Associated Building

Original to Gropius House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

7.875 x 2.375 x 0.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Ise Gropius

Accession Number

1984.689

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