Circle Shear
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Tinplate, or tin, was the dominant material for utilitarian items in 19th-century America. To help meet demand, tinsmiths added new machines to their more traditional set of hand tools. Using such machines, tinsmiths could produce large numbers of uniform pieces quickly and cheaply. This hand-cranked circle shear, patented in 1860, cut circles of tin up to 20 inches in diameter.
Tinplate, or tin, was the dominant material for utilitarian items in 19th-century America. To help meet demand, tinsmiths added new machines to their more traditional set of hand tools. Using such machines, tinsmiths could produce large numbers of uniform pieces quickly and cheaply. This hand-cranked circle shear, patented in 1860, cut circles of tin up to 20 inches in diameter.
Artifact
Circle shear
Place of Creation
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Armington & Sims Machine Shop
Object ID
96.57.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Length: 33.5 in
Width: 5.375 in
Height: 9.25 in
Inscriptions
J. Waugh Patented 1860
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