18th 19th C Colonial Antique Wrought Iron Scissors Shears Signed
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10" Long 3 1/4 " Wide An almost identical example can be seen referenced on page 309 of George Nuemann's book "Early American Antique Country Furnishings" (fig 1364). Nice example of a high quality pair of blacksmith made shears likely dating circa 1750-1780. Scissor shears such as this were used for a variety of functions such as to cut various articles of cloth, but also could have been used in leather work as well. As you can see they were expertly crafted with the smith working pieces of straight iron into large finger loops. Note the early center rivet and thick blades. Some slight pitting from age, else very good with the blades opening and moving freely. A perfect item for any Rev War or Colonial period collection. Offered for one week with no reserve. Thanks for visiting The Country Tin! Provenance Traveling throughout the country-side of rural New York and surrounding states, we spend a great deal of time buying items from dealers, old collections, attending auctions, antique shows/shops, flea markets, estate sales, barn sales and every other opportunity we can have to bring quality primitives to the marketplace. We include the descriptions of our merchandise described to the best of our abilities taking into account years in the trade, as well as having a reference library of hundreds of titles across various topics
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