Presentation scissors, SS Vienna
- Made:
- 1894
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Presentation scissors, with ornate sheath, silver gilt, used for the launch of Great Eastern Railway Twin-Screw Steamship Vienna, Hull, 18 July 1894, presented to Lady Seager Hunt. TSS Vienna was built by Earle's Co. Ltd, Hull, renamed TSS Roulers in 1920 and scrapped 1930.
Details
- Category:
- Miscellanea & Curiosities
- Object Number:
- 1999-7255
- Materials:
- silver
- Measurements:
-
7.75 x 2.5 x 0.75 in.; 196.85 x 63.5 x 19.05 mm
- type:
- scissors
- credit:
- British Rail, Clapham
