University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
65/31
Exhibition
Hear our Voice in the Countryside
Creator
W. Gilpin (Manufacturer)
Description
This is a pair of steel shears for cutting the wool off sheep by hand, this pair were manufactured by W. Gilpin.
Physical description
1 pair of shears: metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘SHEARS // Livestock- Sheep // 65/31 // Mr Canning // Cast steel ward warranted [pencil sketch]’
Object name
Shears, sheep
Material
Metal
Associated subject
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : shearing
Sheep
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8520.tif - High resolution image