• Eight pairs of steel scissor blanks, 20th century

LOT 81

Eight pairs of steel scissor blanks, 20th century

Eight pairs of steel scissor blanks, 20th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
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Eight pairs of steel scissor blanks, 20th century
the longest 17,5cm; a pair of steel and engraved scissors, possibly 18th century, 13cm long; a pair of steel budding scissors, Johnson & Co, Sheffield, 20th century, 14cm long; a pair of steel tailor's scissors, 20th century, 15cm long; a pair of steel smoothed tip surgical narrow bladed scissors, J. Nowill & Sons, late 19th century, 12cm long; a pair of German steel scissors, Dreizack, Solingen, 20th century, 13cm long; a pair of steel hinged scissors, 20th century, 11cm long; and three further examples, the longest 12cm
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