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- Medical Kit -
- Collections - Artifact
Medical Kit
- Trimming Shears Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016 -
- 2010-2016
- Collections - Artifact
Trimming Shears Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016
- Large Diamond Shears Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016 -
- 2010-2016
- Collections - Artifact
Large Diamond Shears Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016
- Wilkinson Sheep Shears, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Wilkinson Sheep Shears, circa 1900
- Champion DeArment Tool Co. Hoof Shears -
- Collections - Artifact
Champion DeArment Tool Co. Hoof Shears
- Small Diamond Shears Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016 -
- 2010-2016
- Collections - Artifact
Small Diamond Shears Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016
- Circle Shear - Tinplate, or tin, was the dominant material for utilitarian items in 19th-century America. To help meet demand, tinsmiths added new machines to their more traditional set of hand tools. Using such machines, tinsmiths could produce large numbers of uniform pieces quickly and cheaply. This hand-cranked circle shear, patented in 1860, cut circles of tin up to 20 inches in diameter.
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Circle Shear
Tinplate, or tin, was the dominant material for utilitarian items in 19th-century America. To help meet demand, tinsmiths added new machines to their more traditional set of hand tools. Using such machines, tinsmiths could produce large numbers of uniform pieces quickly and cheaply. This hand-cranked circle shear, patented in 1860, cut circles of tin up to 20 inches in diameter.
- Tree Pruner - Gardeners and orchardists use pruning shears to shape young trees, remove damaged or diseased limbs, and maintain tree health. Fruit-bearing trees especially need annual pruning to ensure that flowers and buds have adequate light and airflow to set and form the best fruit. This pruner's long handle makes branches higher in trees easier to reach.
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Tree Pruner
Gardeners and orchardists use pruning shears to shape young trees, remove damaged or diseased limbs, and maintain tree health. Fruit-bearing trees especially need annual pruning to ensure that flowers and buds have adequate light and airflow to set and form the best fruit. This pruner's long handle makes branches higher in trees easier to reach.
- William Wilkinson & Sons Sheep Shears, 1849-1893 -
- 1849-1893
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William Wilkinson & Sons Sheep Shears, 1849-1893
- Tailor Shears, 1850-1865 - Clothes makers and manufacturers used hefty, long-bladed tailor's shears to cut through thick fabric. In the 19th century, Rochus Heinisch made some of the finest shears in America. He patented several improvements to the bows or handles of shears. His innovative designs reduced fatigue when cutting heavy cloth and made a tailor's job easier.
- 1850-1865
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Tailor Shears, 1850-1865
Clothes makers and manufacturers used hefty, long-bladed tailor's shears to cut through thick fabric. In the 19th century, Rochus Heinisch made some of the finest shears in America. He patented several improvements to the bows or handles of shears. His innovative designs reduced fatigue when cutting heavy cloth and made a tailor's job easier.