Object number
96/30
Exhibition
Creator
Description
These steel secateurs feature pointed, scissor-action blades and a spring mechanism to open the blades. There is a pin to hold the blades closed. They are inscribed with the following details: 'C.T SKELTON AND CO. // SHEFFIELD // 137T5', indicating that the tool was manufactured by C. T. Skelton & Co., Sheffield. This tool was used by a farm worker in north-east Hampshire who died in 1989, aged 84 years.
Physical description
1 pair of secateurs; metal [steel]; good condition
Archival history
MERL miscellaneous note – This database entry previously stated that the secateurs were incribed 'G. T. Skelton & Co.' rather than 'C. T. Skelton & Co.' [Ollie Douglas, 21 November 2017]
Production place
Sheffield
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_16579.tif - High resolution image
