Object number
92/79
Description
A pair of shears or tin snips. Tin snips were used for cutting sheets of metal. Found in a ditch on the outskirts of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
A pair of blacksmithing shears, known as 'tin snips'. The snips are a scissor-like tool with short blades and large, looped handles. Tin snips were used by tin smiths for cutting sheets of metal, with each pair of snips designed for a particular task. This pair was found in a ditch on the outskirts of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Recorder: JMB // Date: 24.9.92 // Description: Scissor like tool with short blades and large looped handles. // Dimensions: length: 14.0 cm // Associated information: This object was found in Buckinghamshire on the road out of Aylesbury going in the Wendover direction. // It was found in a ditch and Mr Juniper thought they were gelding scissors. More likely to be tin or wire cutters. See Acc. No. 90/11'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15966.tif - High resolution image
