Steel buttonhole scissors with brass anvil and adjustment knob (knurled), a polished steel cutting blade, and japanned handles. Finger holes are flared. Anvil scored on side at 1/8" intervals and identified at 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1. Blade upon which anvil is mounted is scribed to the length of the anvil.
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Shaker Museum Scissors. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=24610. Accessed on September 20, 2024
