RMS Titanic - nail scissors recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett

RMS Titanic - from inventory of items recovered from bodies by cable ship Mackay-Bennett - silver mounted steel nail scissors with rusted steel blades, the silver pointed oval handles each of two piece construction and decorated both sides with seven fleur-de-lys motifs. One handle with a full set of hallmarks for Birmingham 1910, sponsor's mark of L ands for Levi and Salaman on one side, the other half with an indistinct cartouche near the small rib at the base of the handle (probably originally the cartouche enclosing the lion passant). This handle measures approximately 13/16ins. wide, 2.3/8ins. long and 5/32ins. to 3/16ins. deep. The other handle again of two piece construction, one half with a full set of hallmarks for Birmingham 1911, sponsor's mark L ands for Levi and Salaman, the other half with a cartouche enclosing the lion passant. This handle measures approximately 7/8ins. wide, 2 3/16ins. long and 5/32ins. to 3/16ins. deep. The scissors measure approximately 4.7/16ins.long overall and weigh 15.5 grams gross

16ins 8ins Approximately Cartouche Contents Enclosing Fleur-de-lys Grams Gross Hallmarks Handles Indistinct Inventory Levi Mackay Measure Measures Motifs Nail Opinion Overall Passant Recovered Recovery Rusted Salaman Scissors Sponsors Weigh

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