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Catalog Number CAS 0389-1780   CAS 0389-1780; Shears
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Shears
Culture German
Global Region Europe
Country Germany
State/Prov./Dist. Nordrhein-Westfalen
County
Other Geographic Data City: Solingen
Maker's Name J. A. Henckels
Date of Manufacture ca. 1890
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Ivory (elephant)
Description From BRL 1982: “Combination poultry shears and knife; Germany, Solingen, ca. 1890; Elephant ivory handles; Marked ‘J.A. Henckels [twins] Solingen’ - firm established 1431.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.6, Thickness = 2.4, Length = 33.1