Emile Bluteau Canadian Folk Art Sculpture of Strongman Louis Cyr crane shaped sewing scissors 7 1/2" tall x 5

7 1/2" tall x 5 7/8" wide x 4 3/8 deep

it is understood that "all of the designs are pre-existent

with intricate

This one I believe dates to the Meiji period (1868-1912) and features silver hinges on the back and locking mechanism on the front

Emile Bluteau Canadian Folk Art Sculpture of Strongman Louis Cyr crane shaped sewing scissors 7 1/2" tall x 5At first I was thinking of this guy as a sort of beefy bathing beauty (!), but thanks to a handy attribution written by his maker on the back of the base, I realized he is famous Canadian strongman Louis Cyr (1863 1912), whose recorded feats included lifting 500 pounds with one finger and backlifting 4,337 pounds! Born Cyprien No Cyr in Saint Cyprien de Napierville, Quebec, Cyr changed his name to Louis when his family moved to Lowell, Massachusetts