Difference between scissors and shears by blade length
In common speech both terms are used. in trade the key distinction is blade length with a six inch dividing line. Shorter tools are called scissors while longer ones are shears.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1952
Page
10
In common speech both terms are used. in trade the key distinction is blade length with a six inch dividing line. Shorter tools are called scissors while longer ones are shears.
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Word has been received of the death of Fred J. Hardesty in Akron Ohio He was a Frederick County native and son of the late Mr and Mrs M Jones Hardesty He spent his childhood here He long served as manager of Yeager and Company department store in Akron and retired several years ago He left a daughter Mrs Herbert deMuth and three grandchildren Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Ruth Thompson born September 15 in Michigan is profiled. A former judge for 12 years and state legislator, she later served on the Muskegon County court for 11 years. A Republican, she studied shorthand and court reporting before passing the bar.
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