Some type of scissors marked R. Sorby help identify?

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  1. Kingjoker

    Kingjoker Well-Known Member

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    Kingjoker, Mar 11, 2022
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  2. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

    I associate that type of bypass action (one blade, passing by the lower hook) with a garden pruner. Tin ships usually have 2 opposing blades, like scissors. But the rounded tip is interesting.

    Here is some info on R. Sorby & Sons:
    https://www.robert-sorby.co.uk/media/wysiwyg/robert_sorby_history_of_booklet.pdf

    They specialized in woodworking and agricultural tools, so a pruner would make sense.
     
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    2manybooks, Mar 11, 2022
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  3. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    I was thinking pruning, too.
     
    sabre123, Mar 11, 2022
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  4. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    forged heavy duty iron cutter ? agriculture or barbed wire ?
     
    Fid, Mar 11, 2022
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