WILLIAM HOWE !! Rare Antique Pre 1881 Pair of Silver Plated Grape Shears - Beaded Handle Design

RARE ANTIQUE PRE 1881 SILVER PLATED WILLIAM HOWE, SHEFFIELD, PAIR OF GRAPE SHEARS - BEADED HANDLE DESIGN

WILLIAM HOWE BEGAN MANUFACTURING IN SHEFFIELD IN 1858 AS WILLIAM HOWE & Co.  IN 1861 WILLIAM DECIDED TO CONTINUE MANUFACTURING ON HIS OWN WITHOUT PARTNERS AND BECAME "WILLIAM HOWE, SHEFFIELD, ACTIVE AT LAMBERT STREET UNTIL 1866 AND LATER WOLLEN STREET UNTIL 1872.  HE SHIFTED PRODUCTION TO GATEFIELD WORKS IN SHEFFIELD IN 1873 BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE COMPANY VIABLE AND CLOSED PERMANENTLY IN 1881

THIS RARE ITEM IS A SILVER PLATED PAIR OF GRAPE SHEARS MANUFACTURED WITH A BEADED HANDLE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURED BY WILLIAM HOWE BEFORE 1881.  THE HANDLES HAVE BEEN SCROLL ETCHED IN DECORATION AND THE ITEM FUNCTIONS SMOOTHLY AND PERFECTLY AND REMAINS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE ITEM IS STAMPED WITHIN THE BLADE PORTION - "W.H & Co,S" IN GOTHIC FOLLOWED BY "EP" BENEATH A CROWN WITHIN A SHIELD

CONDITION : IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO PATINA, RUST, DAMAGES ETC

SIZE : 17.4cm LENGTH.....5.6cm WIDTH ACROSS HANDLES.....1cm WIDTH ACROSS SNIPPERS/BLADES

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