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Buttonhole Scissors
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0002
- Description
- A pair of metal scissors with a screw hinge. The blades are straight and very thick at a blunt edge with a rectangular notch cut out near the base of the sharp edge forming an open slit when the scissors are closed. The short arms have a fancy angular design spreading out slightly with finger loo…
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- Title
- Buttonhole Scissors
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.3 x 4.3 x 9.7 cm
- Description
- A pair of metal scissors with a screw hinge. The blades are straight and very thick at a blunt edge with a rectangular notch cut out near the base of the sharp edge forming an open slit when the scissors are closed. The short arms have a fancy angular design spreading out slightly with finger loops at the end.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- needlework
- sewing
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0002
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0062
- Description
- A disc shaped pin holder made of cardboard with pink velour on front. Plastic bust of a woman wearing a pink head wrap and pink and yellow ribbon top on front. Straight pins with coloured plastic ball ends slot in around edge of disc. Plastic loop attached to the top with pink and yellow ribbon - …
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- Title
- Pin Case
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric; plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 cm
- Description
- A disc shaped pin holder made of cardboard with pink velour on front. Plastic bust of a woman wearing a pink head wrap and pink and yellow ribbon top on front. Straight pins with coloured plastic ball ends slot in around edge of disc. Plastic loop attached to the top with pink and yellow ribbon - same as on bust.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- sewing
- textilework
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0062
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