Object Record
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Title |
Due Buoi Pruning Shears |
Object Name |
Shears, Pruning |
Description |
Due Buoi Pruning Shears. Pruning shears made of dark, dull silver metal. Blade is approx. 3" long and curved. Near the top of the blade, almost completely worn off, is stamped "DUE BUOI" and a logo of two bulls. Shears open like scissors, with a central spring making the open position the default. Handles have a diamond checkerboard pattern stamped into them, as well as a loop of sturdy yellow fabric attached to one end that, when looped around the other handle, keeps the shears closed when not in use. |
Date |
n.d. |
Creator |
Due Buoi Knives, Maniago, Italy |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2018.078.005 |
Dimensions |
H-10 W-2.25 D-1 inches |
Dimension Details |
when closed |
Collection |
3D - Agricultural Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
"DUE BUOI" (on blade, barely legible) |
Provenance |
Used by donor's father Evgenio Fanucchi both in Italy and Daly City in his work with plants as a grafter. |
Notes |
Due Buoi Knives was founded in 1884 in Maniago, Italy, a region northeast of Venice with a timber and blade industry dating back about a thousand years. [https://www.duebuoiknives.it/en/co/history/2jx1mjc.html 12/07/2018] |
Search Terms |
Fanucchi, Angelo Immigrants Italian Tools |
Subjects |
Gardening equipment & supplies Immigrants Pruning |
People |
Fanucchi, Angelo Fanucchi, Evgenio |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Angelo Fanucchi |