| Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1780 |
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| Category |
Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Shears |
| Culture |
German |
| Global Region |
Europe |
| Country |
Germany |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| County |
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| 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 |