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SCISSORS
Unique ID: WMID-4CFAC5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper alloy scissor handle of Post-Medieval to Modern date (AD 1700 to AD 1900).
The handle consists of a moulded arm that is sub-circular in section and has moulded grooves and projections that give the impression of floral or foliate decoration. The exterior end of the arm has an incomplete loop shaped terminal that is oval shaped in section and would originally have been circular but is now missing one quarter of the loop due to old breaks. At the inner end the arm expands to a flattened rectangular plate.
The scissor handle measures 41.14 mm in length, 25.11 mm wide, and 3.99 mm thick. It weighs 3.4g.
Similar handles have been recorded on the PAS database including SF-04E368. It is possible that this handle may have originated from a candle snuffer instead of a pair of scissors as both were produced with similar style handles. Similar examples of candle snuffer / scissor handles have been published by Bailey (1995, pp68-69) although none of the examples illustrated are directly comparable.
Reference:
Bailey, G. 1995. Detector Finds. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
Notes:
Thanks are extended to Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen (FLO Dorset) for her help in identifying this artefact.
Class: handle
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1700
Date to: Circa AD 1900
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 41.14 mm
Width: 25.11 mm
Thickness: 3.99 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Worcestershire (County)
District: Malvern Hills (District)
Parish or ward: Astley and Dunley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO7868
Four figure Latitude: 52.309667
Four figure longitude: -2.324108
1:25K map: SO7868
1:10K map: SO76NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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