Mr Sheppard gave his cutting shears to Mr Cameron, who later gave them to Mr Hallbery, who later gave them to Mr Mahon. The shears are a baton passed from one generation to the next, embodying the skill and history; and the inheritors were skilled enough to own and use the tool - if they hadn't been good enough no doubt they wouldn't have received the shears.
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