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Garden shears

Shears
1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Garden shears, steel blades with plastic-coated aluminium tangs and beech handles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGarden shears (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Steel, aluminium, forged, beech handles.
Brief description
Garden shears, designed by the company's design staff with Hulme Chadwick, manufactured by Wilkinson Sword, Bridgend, 1965.
Physical description
Garden shears, steel blades with plastic-coated aluminium tangs and beech handles.
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Gift of the manufacturer
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1964.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.126-1965

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Record createdApril 26, 2011
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