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Description: | Incomplete copper-alloy scissors of medieval to post-medieval date (1300-1900). One half of the scissors remain, consisting of one piece of metal which is both the blade and shank. The blade end tapers to a point, with the inner cutting edge flattened and sharpened probably during the casting process with subsequent fine hammering. Roughly just over half way up, and defining the start of the shank, are two adjacent small knobs before a semi-circular rivet hole. Beyond this is a further small projecting knob which then leads to a square cross-sectioned shank. At the end of the shank is the bow, it is currently one quarter of a full circle. There does not appear to be a break on the base of the bow, therefore probably did not form a complete circle. The outer face of the bow has a slight moulded ridge running down its centre with a raised square moulding where it joins the shank.The metal has a dark brown patina with patches of dark green. The object is 109.49mm in length, 6.29mm wide at the centre, 3.30mm thick at the base of the bow, and weighs 5.93g.Book - Findings: The Material Culture of Needlework and Sewing. By Carolyn Beaudry.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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