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Invented and patented the "sidebent" scissor, with cranked handles to tilt upwards, allowing for smoother cutting of cloth as the lower blade could run flat along the fabric. | Invented and patented the "sidebent" scissor, with cranked handles to tilt upwards, allowing for smoother cutting of cloth as the lower blade could run flat along the fabric. | ||
1875 Incorporated in [[William Whiteley and Sons (Sheffield)|William | 1875 Incorporated in [[William Whiteley and Sons (Sheffield)|William Whiteley and Sons ]] | ||
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of Workhouse Lane, Sheffield.(1839)
of New Church Street, Sheffield.(1868)[1]
Scissors and shears
1839 Green and Wilkinson became Thomas Wilkinson
1861 Employing 25 men, women and boys.[2]
1861 George Wilkinson was appointed Master Cutler
Invented and patented the "sidebent" scissor, with cranked handles to tilt upwards, allowing for smoother cutting of cloth as the lower blade could run flat along the fabric.
1875 Incorporated in William Whiteley and Sons
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