Shear Collection

Advertisement for Robert Sorby and Sons, edge tool manufacturers, Carver Street, 1889
Image from Sheffield and Neighbourhood (page 208) (printed and published by Pawson and Brailsford, Sheffield, 1889 (Sheffield Local Studies Library: 914.274 S)

Advertisement for Trades Unionists Sheep Shear Co-operative Society steel sheep shears, Brunswick Works, Eldon Street
Original at Sheffield City Archives BandB/125

Advertisement for Ball Brothers and Co solid steel sheep shears, Globe Works, Penistone Road, etc. c. 1900
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP FOLDER 62

Engraving depicting right-angled and parrot-nosed shears, 19th century
5309370 Engraving depicting right-angled and parrot-nosed shears, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting right-angled and parrot-nosed shears)

The shearing of blistered steel to produce a higher quality steel
5310209 The shearing of blistered steel to produce a higher quality steel; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the shearing of blistered steel to produce a higher quality steel - Sheffield)

Sensual Women
Colin Dixon

Transland Ag-2 N8330H and N8831H
Transland Ag-2 N8830H and N8831H, 1st and 2nd prototypes. For some years after World War II the Transland Aircraft Company of Torrance, California, a division of Hi Shear Rivet Tool Co

Transland Ag-2 N8330H, the first prototype in flight. For some years after World War II the Transland Aircraft Company of Torrance, California, a division of Hi Shear Rivet Tool Co

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Shearing Shetland sheep in a paddock. It is a traditional, hardy breed of the Northern Isles in Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

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Shearing Shetland sheep in a paddock. It is a traditional, hardy breed of the Northern Isles in Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

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Shearing Shetland sheep in a paddock. It is a traditional, hardy breed of the Northern Isles in Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

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Shearing Shetland sheep in a paddock. It is a traditional, hardy breed of the Northern Isles in Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

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Shearing Shetland sheep in a paddock. It is a traditional, hardy breed of the Northern Isles in Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

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Shearing Shetland sheep in a paddock. It is a traditional, hardy breed of the Northern Isles in Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

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Shearing Shetland sheep in a paddock. It is a traditional, hardy breed of the Northern Isles in Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

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Shearing Shetland sheep in a paddock. It is a traditional, hardy breed of the Northern Isles in Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

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Shearing Shetland sheep in a paddock. It is a traditional, hardy breed of the Northern Isles in Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

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Shearing Shetland sheep in a paddock. It is a traditional, hardy breed of the Northern Isles in Scotland. (Large format sizes available) Date: 21/02/2010

Granite valley walls, Yosemite National Park, California

Johnny playing his flute at a sheep-shearing festival, surrounded by dancing country girls
FLO4999657 Johnny playing his flute at a sheep-shearing festival, surrounded by dancing country girls. Shepherds shear sheep in a barn and wash them in a pond

Napiers Patent Bullet-Compressing Machine (engraving)
1602110 Napiers Patent Bullet-Compressing Machine (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napiers Patent Bullet-Compressing Machine)

Sherblisss
Colin Dixon

Sheep shearing in a village near Keswick, Cumbria, circa July 1947

AUSTRALIAN WOOL SCHOOL
The Wool Room at a Technical College in Sydney Australia, where students learn how to shear sheep, etc. Date: early 1930s

Lightning strikes from a supercell thunderstorm over the oil fields of New Mexico one evening; Maljamar, New Mexico, United States of America

Trouble in Kansas
An enormous thunderstorm complex surges across the Kansas prairie during storm season in Tornado Alley; Kansas, United States of America

Armstrong Whitworth crane
A hydraulic crane at the Armstrong Works, Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, lifting 120 tons. Date: 1887

Notice of sale of working tools, scissors, steel and household furniture of John Dearden, scissorsmith
Printed by Montgomery.Original at Sheffield Archives (JC/27/4)

Souvenir menu for a dinner held at La Plata Works for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria (front cover), 1897
Original at Sheffield City Archives BandB/130/1

FARMING TOOLS, 1895. Page from a Montgomery Ward Catalogue

Women chatting over fence
UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1930s: Women with rake clippers and trowel chatting over picket fence. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

A secateur tool for manual harvest - Chateau La Grave Figeac, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux

Sheep shearing, boy being taught to shear sheep by grandfather, Cumbria, England, July

Sheep brought in for shearing, Tautane Station, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Motor cars outside Burgon and Balls La Plata Works
Original at Sheffield City Archives BandB/148/1

My Dear ! ! by H M Bateman
Cartoon by the master of social satire, H. M. Bateman, showing three women gossiping over tea and cakes while a small dog looks

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Netherlandish Proverbs
Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter. Netherlandish Proverbs (also called The Blue Cloak or The Topsy Turvy World), 1559. Oil-on-oak-panel. Detail. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Favourite Sayings - Great cry and little wool
Black and white lantern slide of a man trying to shear a painted in pig while being laughed at by two men from over a fence. Painted background of a shed and trees

Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), Altiplano, Chile. portrait of calf. Vicuna are living in the cold Altiplano of the Andes Mountains, South America, Chile, Altiplano, Andes, Salar de Surire

June, Julius Goltzius, Gillis Mostaert (I), Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), c. 1560 - 1595

A groundsman trims the topiary figures at Hever Castle. 1938

A farmer hand shears a sheep. 1939

Sheep Shearers - 24 May 1947
Four men hard at work on their sheep, with spectators gathered round George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N27922

Sheep and their fleece - 24 May 1947
Several small metal pens containing sheep, some shorn, with three big piles of fleece in the foreground; spectators and contemporary cars in the background

Mechanical stress on a cell, illustration C018 / 0776
Mechanical stress on a cell, conceptual illustration. Mechanical stress can have an effect on a number of processes within a cell, including polarity, differentiation, growth and migration

Man shearing sheep - Cotswolds - UK
MAB-1530 Man shearing sheep Cotswolds - UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

GARDENING TOOLS. Engravings of various tools from an 18th century French book on gardening owned by George Washington

Shear and Tilt Hammers at Fitzalan Steel Works, Sheffield, Y

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"Shear: A Testament to Sheffield's Industrial Legacy" Step back in time to the bustling streets of Sheffield, circa 1900. The city was alive with the sound of trades unionists and their dedication to craftsmanship. Amongst them stood the Trades Unionists Sheep Shear Co-operative Society steel sheep shears at Brunswick Works on Eldon Street, a symbol of unity and quality. Not far away, Ball Brothers and Co proudly showcased their solid steel sheep shears at Globe Works on Penistone Road. These durable tools were a testament to their commitment to excellence in manufacturing. Meanwhile, Robert Sorby and Sons, edge tool manufacturers on Carver Street since 1889, continued their legacy of crafting precision instruments for skilled artisans. Their reputation as masters of their trade was unmatched. In this era where draped nudes adorned art studios across Europe, Sheffield's industrial prowess extended beyond just metalwork. Transland Ag-2 N8330H and N8831H planes soared through the skies above Steel City – a reminder that innovation knew no bounds. Armstrong Whitworth crane loomed tall over the cityscape; its strength mirrored that of Sheffield's hardworking residents who built it with pride. Yet amidst all these grand achievements, everyday life carried on. In Copper Street during 1796, John Dearden's working tools went up for sale alongside scissorsmithing equipment and household furniture – a glimpse into the lives behind these remarkable creations. La Plata Works held a special dinner in honor of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897. A souvenir menu from this event serves as a memento capturing both celebration and gratitude towards an iconic monarch who reigned over an era marked by progress. Motor cars lined up outside Burgon and Balls La Plata Works – symbols of modernity intertwining with traditional craftsmanship as technology advanced hand-in-hand with tradition.