Pruner, Tree
- Object Name:
- Pruner, Tree
- Object ID:
- 1997.029.03
- Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Pruning shears. Steel or cast iron. Scissor-type handle. Cutting end consists of sharp blade on top, and blunt crescent on bottom. Shears made up of two sides, held together with an arm anchored on both sides, and a pivot screw which slides in a slot. No maker's mark present.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-8.25 W-2.375 D-0.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased at the Fred Courser Days tool auction in Hillsborough, NH, October 18, 1997. Selected to represent tool makers not previously in NHHS tool collection. Auction of approximately 500 New Hampshire-made tools (hammers, planes, edge tools, etc.) from the estate of Fred Courser (1915-1996) of Warner, NH, tool collector specializing in 19th-century New Hampshire-made tools.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Pruning
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