Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Harlow” in chapter 6, entry furcutter of Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia:
... is a block carrying an oblique knife which makes a shear cut upon the fixed knives in succession.
Flint's fur-cutting knife, 1837, has an edge on one jaw and a cushion on the other.
See also Harlow 's patent for cutting bristles, 1868.
2. A mechanical contrivance for shaving the backs of peltry skins, to loosen the long, deeply rooted hairs, leaving the fine fur undisturbed.
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