Shears, Leather

Object Name:

Shears, Leather

Object ID:

1980.017.015

Date:

1850-1870

Description:

Shears, steel. Two different-sized oval finger-loops at end of each blade. Loops have short arms on front inside edges that swell to large, flat blades. Blades have pivot which has round, extended heads that are approximately 0.6" long. These pivot extensions have slightly swelled body and small groove and then terminate in flat, founded end. Small finger loop blade has straight inside edge and short, sharp tapered tip at end. Outside blade surface concave with flat outer surface. Large finger loop has slightly longer, rectangular-shaped blade with slightly flattened front end. Top surface of blade is convex and outer edge almost flat. Blades pivot in overlap point. Each handle has straight diagonal design where it overlaps the other blade. Small incised line on flat surface at this location on both blades. Small loop blade stamped between handle and pivot point on flat surface which is difficult to read: "WR[UU]HER". Large-loop blade looks like lamb's foot knife blade tip.

Material:

Metal
Steel

Dimensions:

H-1.7 W-3.3 L-9.9 inches

Provenance:

From the estate of Charles Symonds, Loudon, NH, purchased at T.R. Langdell auction, June 28, 1980. The Symonds family included leatherworkers David H. Symonds (1804-1877) and his son George Symonds (1838-1930) of Concord, NH. The family also lived in Hopkinton, NH.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase