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| A pair of medieval iron scissors possibly dating to the late 14th century. | |||
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Museum of London, Kate Sumnall, 2013-11-13 15:15:59 |
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A pair of medieval iron scissors possibly dating to the late 14th century. |
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| Description |
English: A pair of medieval iron scissors possibly dating to the late 14th century. The scissors have eccentrically set (set on the lower inner edge of the finger loops) oval finger loops leading to squared stems. There are two parallel lines decorating the base of the stems just above the blades. The inner side of the blades are flat with the outer sides curved on the outside edge then sloping to form the cutting edge. The two pieces are connected by a single iron rivet, which acts an axis. There is a maker's mark on each of the blades just below the stems. The maker's mark is an equal armed cross with with trefoil terminals. The maker's mark is very similar to one on a knife that dates to the late 14th century (Cowgill, de Neergaard & Griffiths 1987: 89 no.78).
Dimensions: length: 179.38 mm; blade width: 12.33 mm; blade thickness: 2.24mm; weight: 49.53g. Reference: Cowgill, J. de Neergaard, M. and Griffiths, N. 1987. Knives and Scabbards. HMSO: London |
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| Depicted place | (County of findspot) Greater London Authority | ||
| Date | between 1350 and 1400 | ||
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FindID: 583340 Old ref: LON-0FF020 Filename: ScissorsMakersMark-June13.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/446020 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/446020/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/583340 |
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