Buttonhole scissors, Wm. W. Mead & Co., Boston, Massachusetts
scissors
metal
Unidentified Metal
Scissors
Engraved in scissors: ""Wm. W. Mead & Co.-Boston"" Engraved on other side: ""Patented May 23, 1854""
Unknown
Museum Accession
1995.76
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