Inventory | Ethnography | Forbici
- Common name
- Scissors
- Dialect name
- forbes
- Material
- iron
Description
Scissors were used to cut sheet metal. The blacksmith inserted his fingers into the two handles and applied force to open and close the blades, thus cutting the metal. This tool was essential for precise and quick cutting of iron sheets in the blacksmith's workshop.
Use
- Areas of use
- craft activities
- Specific use
- metalworking
- Craft
- locksmith
Preserved specimen
sheet metal scissors
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s040-00192
