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tool

Tailor's scissors

identifier

ID 762
morphology
tongs/scissors-shaped

craft

holotype

MOT V Dv 0008 L=37,5cm WD=11cm WT=950gr. Inscription: T W N° 30 15.

alias

carpet shears (syn.) (SELLENS: 429)

alias

upholsterer's shears (syn.) (SELLENS: 429)
description

Tailor's scissors are large (approx. 25-40 cm) scissors, completely made of metal or with plastic-covered arms. The arms bent upwards so that it can remain flat while cutting the fabric. [MOT]