Scissors/Letter Opener - Opening of London By-Pass (Hwy. 401)
Date1957
Credit LineGift of Ms. Lorie Hoad, 2008
Object number2008.008.001
Label TextMPP Harry M. Allen used these scissors to open the London bypass section of highway 401 on May 31, 1957. Before the 401, all traffic used the two-lane Highway 2. Congestion had become a problem in the many communities it passed through, including London. Construction of the 401 began in the mid-1940s and was completed in 1968. It made travel far easier for cars and transport trucks.
NameScissors
c. 1880-1910
1890-1900
McClary Manufacturing
McClary Manufacturing