I used to walk past the La Plata works every morning and evening on my way to and from Myers Grove school between 1980 and 1985, and I have a pair of Burgon & Ball shears at home for gardening.
The Burgon & Ball No.125 single bow shear commercialized in Argentina and Chile under the name "Bigornia" ( Spanish for double horned anvil) was, and still is, the most sold sheep and horse mane shearing tool in this part of the world for more than a hundred years now, overshadowing many other brands, like Ward, Guy Fawkes, F Herder & Co., Arbolito, Stubai, etc.
I wonder if these were a carbon or a stainless blade? You’d think that sheering a soggy fleece would rust a carbon steel in no time at all. But all that oiling suggests it wasn’t stainless.
I just had a look at the local farm supply. They had most of the shears shown in this video, and a few additional types. All from this manufacturer, and the PRICES WERE VERY FAIR ! I expected the prices to be unaffordable, but the prices were relatively inexpensive. Seriously these are underpriced for something handmade and good quality.
Went to this factory late 90s or early 20s doing some tree work for them was nice getting shown around when doing the quote, a pair of these shears had been at my grans house since before I was born in the 60s still got them
@@jardah81 There's a lot of information at the start of the video that doesn't have a voiceover/naration. I'm blind too so my young lad read it for me. If there's anything else you need to know I'm sure if you pop a comment on here someone will help you out.
