Object number
91/44
Description
A pair of metal pruning shears with wooden handles. The shears have a lever-mechanism which moves a blade against a curved frame in which the item to be cut is held. They are marked with the registered trademark 'Myticuttah'. The shears were used by the donor in Goring, Oxfordshire.
Physical description
1 pair of pruners: metal; wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: PRUNERS / PRUNING SHEARS // Accession number: 91/44 // … // Recorder: JMB // Date: 23.9.91 // Description: Lever action pruners – metal with wooden handles. Parts of the metal are painted red. The mechanism moves a blade against a curved frame in which the item to be cut is held. // Inscription: REGISTERED TRADEMARK ‘MYTICUTTAH’ // Dimensions: Length: 57.0 cm // Associated information: These pruners came from the above address [of donor] where it was used by the owner.’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_15924.tif - High resolution image
