Antique Circa 1898 - BURGON & WILKINSON GIDGEE Sheep Shears - Sheffield England

These shears are in very good condition. They have a nice age patina to them. They still seem to be pretty sharp, I tried them out on paper and grass and they cut well, I didn't have a sheep around to check them out on. They are marked: BURGON & WILKINSON Ltd. - GIDGEE - SHEFFIELD -ENGLAND. The shears measure 14 inches long, the blade portion is about 6 7/8 inches in length. From what I was able to find out, Burgon & Wilkinson went bankrupt in 1899, so these would have been made before that. The last picture is an advertisement, that I found on Google and is for illustration purposes and isn't part of the auction. Any questions, please use the contact feature. Thank you for your interest.