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Fox and Grapes Scissors
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Title
Fox and Grapes Scissors
Description
1900? Scissors with one serrated edge showing foxes straining upward for grapes on each handle. 5¾" long and 2" wide. $15.50 from Richard Smith, Jr., Oak Ridge, NJ, through Ebay, Sept., '00.
Am I correct in presuming that this is a grape scissors for cutting bunches of grapes from the larger bunch or vine? Is that silver plating that is tarnished? Click on the image to see it enlarged.
Source
$15.50 from Richard Smith, Jr., Oak Ridge, NJ, through Ebay, Sept., '00.
Date
1900?
Collection
Carlson Fable Collection
Citation
“Fox and Grapes Scissors,”
Creighton University Libraries: Archives & Special Collections
, accessed October 17, 2024,
https://creightonarchives.omeka.net/items/show/867
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