Wire cutters
date: label: Date
content: early 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: Wire cutters are made from metal painted a dark green and have the letters, [L.J.S.] and [B.S.E.] marked by hand with dots in the paint. The head of the wire cutters is a large rectangular hinge. The handles are made of wood and attached to the arms of the wire cutters with screws. The handles have a small metal piece that extends with a hole in the center.
place: label: Place made
content: England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Laird
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.111.11
objectType: label: Type
content: wire cutters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paint on metal and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Closed): 18 3/4 × 5 × 1 7/16 in. (47.6 × 12.7 × 3.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Open): 12 3/4 × 24 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (32.4 × 62.2 × 3.7 cm)