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Pair of iron shears with leather remains

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posted on 2021-10-27, 15:33 authored by Helena HamerowHelena Hamerow
Pair of iron shears, usual type, length 23cm. Traces of leather on both surfaces, as if they were in a sheath. The 'keeper' mentioned by Brent is in fact a fragment of a bone comb - part of the backplate of a double-sided variety with 1 iron rivet visible, stuck to the blades by corrosion, by left side with knife, keys and weaving sword.Accession number KAS 806 assigned from Payne 1892a, 36. The accession number covers all shears. – B.B.

History

Grave ID

Sarre Grave 4

Object ID

Sar4_shears

Catalogue Number

KAS 806

Material

iron, leather, organic (Sonia Hawkes Material Notes; iron, leather) (Antiquarian Material; N/A)

Complete Keyword List (Including Alternatives)

shears (Sonia Hawkes Keyword; shears) (Antiquarian Keyword; shears)

Status

extant

Location

Maidstone Museum

Collection

Kent Archaeological Society

Category ID

textile

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