- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 25 3/16 × 6 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (64 × 17.5 × 3.5 cm)
- Description
- A pair of large, iron tin shears. The shears are plain and have a rough surface. The shears have elongated square straight shanks and square straight handle grips that are bent sharply downwards. The shanks are crossed at the base with a large screw. The back of the blades are rounded and come to rounded tips. On the bottom of the shears, near the blades, is a painted white rectangle with handwritten black text that reads [R294].
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- ironwork
- shears
- Topic
- Labor
- Skilled labor
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.24.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




