Shears

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1970–2009
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2012.0044.001

MANUFACTURER: AHS
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: long handled shears
Patents: N/A
General Description: Silver metal cutting blades [possibly steel], shaft [possibly aluminum] and hand grip: hand grip painted red; grey synthetic [or possibly rubber] sleeve on shaft facilitates handling.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 129.0 cm
Width: 14.6 cm
Height: 3.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Horticulture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: AHS
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: This tool presumably used c. 1970s +. Not used after 2012.
Canada: Part of a collection of tools and equipment used on Christmas trees farms or lease holdings used for the cultivation of evergreen trees to be marketed for this purpose. The production of Christmas trees [and associated products, such as wreaths] is a significant farming activity occurring in all provinces across Canada. With the exception of Alberta, Manitoba and Newfoundland each province has an association representing Christmas tree producers. Until the 1950s most trees harvested in Canada were cut in forests; since that time, trees have been grown on specially developed plantations or planted and then harvested from clear cuts. [Ref. 2]
Function: Used to trim branches and unwanted growth from tree by operator on ground.
Technical: As Christmas trees do not always grow in the perfectly conical shape best suited for display over their development, pruning is required. The long handles of these shears extends the user's reach: the shaft is light enough that the labourer can easily work through a substantial number of trees in a single day. [Ref. 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "AHS [logo]/ MADE IN JAPAN" appears in raised print on hand grip; "OPEN" stamped over down arrow, also on hand grip.
Missing: None.
Finish: Silver metal cutting blades [possibly steel], shaft [possibly aluminum] and hand grip: hand grip painted red; grey synthetic [or possibly rubber] sleeve on shaft facilitates handling.
Decoration: N/A

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AHS, Shears, circa 1970–2009, Artifact no. 2012.0044, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2012.0044.001/

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