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Scissors

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Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1875-1924

GUSN

GUSN-72858

Description

Sm, sewing form; double scroll shaft; sharp point

Details

Descriptive Terms

scissors
casting (process)
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Pewter
Slip Cast
SCISSORS

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Thornhill (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

1.125 x 1.625 x 0.125 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.4663

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