Scissor Stuff

Kleencut

2011-04-05T18:29:00.000-05:00

Kleencut is a scissor brand of Acme United. They hold a number of patents on scissor designs.

Examples

#48 Small Kleencut

2011-04-05T18:14:00.000-05:00

Marked "Kleencut, Forged steel, USA"

Pizza Scissors

2011-04-02T14:59:00.001-05:00

There are not many new ideas in the world of scissors but various designed have tried to combine the cutting edge with a slice server.

#47 German Nutcracker

2011-03-21T17:25:00.001-05:00

Maker: Hartenau
Model: --
Materials: Metal
Year: Vintage
Length: 22cm/9inches
Description: As shown. Marked [Unreadable] HARTENAU GERMANY. I like the handle shape on these.
Value: $5

I am thinking these must be by "Helmut Hartenau" a German knife maker based in Solingen.

#45/46: White Handle Scissors

2011-03-05T17:22:00.001-06:00

Maker: --
Model: --
Materials: Metal
Year: Vintage
Length: 11/13cm
Description: As shown.
Value: $5?

#44 Thread Nippers

2010-12-25T16:41:00.001-06:00

Thread nippers are small scissors for use in embroidery and other sewing and craft activities. They are open at rest, and can be close by placing your thumb in the thumb hole and wrapping your fingers around the scissors.

Maker: --
Model: --
Materials: Metal
Year: Modern
Length: 4.5", 12cm
Description: As shown.
Value: 0

#43: German Cruciform Scissors

2010-12-23T12:00:00.000-06:00

Maker: JEN?
Model: --
Materials: Metal
Year: Antique?
Length: 10"

Description: As shown. Cross-design on handles. This pair is in poor condition. Good to mint examples would have a higher value.

Value: $1

See also:

Vintage Pair SCISSORS Jen-Sal GERMANY Sewing Shears

#42: Small Steel Scissors

2010-12-22T12:00:00.002-06:00

Maker: Unknown USA
Model: --
Materials: Steel
Year: ?
Description: As shown. Marked "STEEL USA".
Value: $1

#41: Unidentified

2010-12-21T12:00:00.000-06:00

Maker: --
Model: --
Materials: Metal
Year: ?
Description: As shown. Marked "U.S.A."
Value: 50c

#40: Small Wiss Pinkers

2010-12-20T12:00:00.001-06:00

Maker Wiss
Model: --
Materials: Metal
Year: ?
Description: As shown.
Value: 50c

#39: Enderes Scissors

2010-12-19T12:00:00.001-06:00

Maker: Enderes
Model: --
Materials: Metal
Year: ?
Description: As shown.
Value: 50c

#38: USA scissors

2010-12-18T12:00:00.001-06:00

Maker: Unknown
Model: --
Materials: Metal
Year: ?
Description: As shown.
Value: 50c

#37: W&L Hargreaves Shear

2010-12-17T12:00:00.002-06:00

Maker: WAL Hargreaves
Model: --
Materials: Metal
Year: ?
Length: 10"
Description: As shown.
Value: $1

#36: Superman Scissors

2010-12-16T12:00:00.000-06:00

Maker: Dyno Merchandise Corporation
Model: Superman
Materials: Plastic and metal
Year: 1978
Description: Made for DC Comics
Value: ~$10

Wiss (J Wiss and Sons)

2010-12-15T20:57:00.003-06:00

Wiss (1848-1976) specialised in the production of scissors and shears. Wiss is now part of Cooper Industries.

Tags:

Wiss

Examples:

See also:

J Wiss & Sons Jewelers – Newark, NJ

#35: Wonder Woman Scissors

2010-12-15T20:01:00.002-06:00

Maker: Dyno Merchandise Corporation
Model: Wonder Woman
Materials: Plastic and metal
Year: 1978
Length: --
Description: Made for DC Comics
Value: ~$10

Given the long and rather salacious tradition of making scissors, nutcrackers etc in the shape of a woman, I think this design is in rather questionable taste. Also the design and execution is not terribly good. Nevertheless this does seem to be official merchandising not a knock off. These scissor do not seem to be rare. Prices range from 7 to 12 dollars.

See also:

#34: KSC Nutcracker

2010-12-14T20:43:00.000-06:00

Maker: Wiss
Model: K.S.C.
Materials: Metal
Year: Vintage
Length: --
Description: KSC probably stands for Keeton Supply Company.
Value: $1

Is It Scissor or Scissors?

2010-11-30T21:13:00.003-06:00

Scissors are counted as two objects joined together, this 'scissors' or 'a pair of scissors' is correct. 'Scissors' is a plural noun. Thus "look at these scissors" is correct, "look at this scissors" is not. Although "look at this pair of scissors" is also correct.

Definition of SCISSORS (Merriam-Webster): "a cutting instrument having two blades whose cutting edges slide past each other."

Each blade in the pair is one scissor, although this usage has effectively become obsolete, which sometimes leads to some confusion in the implements having a plural name.

It is the same principle that applies to pants with each side and leg hole being a 'pant', and glasses, with a 'glass' for each eye.

#33: German Scissors

2010-11-21T15:24:00.000-06:00

Maker: Unknown
Model: Unknown
Materials: Metal
Year: Vintage
Length: 18cm, "
Description: Not in great condition, as shown. Matked "Made in Germany".
Value: 50c

#32: Mareth Brand Scissors

2010-11-14T14:14:00.000-06:00

Maker: Mareth?
Model: Unknown
Materials: Metal
Year: Vintage
Length: 22.5cm, 8.75"
Description: Plain, silver colored everyday scissors but with remanant of black paint on the handles. I was not able to find anything on this maker.
Value: 50c

Stork Scissors

2010-08-28T18:37:00.001-05:00

The stork scissor design descends from a style of clamp used by midwives. However for the last 200 years stork scissors are general smaller thread cutting scissors used in embroidery and other thread-crafts. These stork scissors are general gold toned and small in size--like the example shown left in an 1899 advertisement for Clauss Shears.

see also:Why Storks?

Dagger Scissors

2010-08-03T17:43:00.000-05:00

Dagger scissors are also called bodice scissors or a whore's dagger. They were said to serve both a scissors and a lady's self-defense weapon. However others argue they wee not in serious use and were purely a novelty item. These were common from the medieval through to the Victorian period.

Examples

Replica

#31 Modern replica

2010-07-25T15:27:00.002-05:00

Maker: Sword and Armory
Model: KE001SL and KE001GD
Materials: Stainless steel blade, metal handle.
Year: modern
Length: 25cm, 10"
Description: As shown. Art scissors in the style of 'dagger' scissors. These scissors are inspired by a medieval (14th C) design that functioned both as scissors and a dagger and could be used by women in self-defence. Also called 'bodice scissors'. Available in silver and metal handle.
Value: $10

Barber Scissors

2010-06-13T18:57:00.001-05:00

Barber

Scissors with single finger handled, and a spur or hook on the upper handle are called barber scissors. The are most often used in hairdressing, barbering and other cosmetic hair work. The design allows for a high degree of precision when using scissors away from any guide or surface.

Various versions of this type of shears are patented, including designs as recent as 2004 and 2006.

Examples:
#30 Newark barber shears

#30 Newark barber shears

2010-06-13T18:39:00.002-05:00

Maker: Unknown
Model: Unknown
Materials: Unknown
Year: Vintage?
Length: 21.5cm, 8.25"
Description: As shown. An unclear mark "NEWARK".
Value: $1?

Scissor Woman

2010-05-08T19:20:00.002-05:00

Nutcracker Scissors

2010-03-06T16:18:00.009-06:00

One of the categories I list for scissors is "nutcracker scissors". These days a lot of people don't immediately recognise the purpose the the peculiar handle of the nutcracker, which incorporated not only the scissor and nutcracker but a bottle opener too.

It is a good design and I still use my vintage pairs for all three purposes. Several different companies made use of some variation of this design, and it modern day versions are still being produced (e.g. Kershaw Taskmaster).

There are also some variations of the configuration particularly in terms of the position of the bottle opener (e.g. Acme multi-purpose) which is now often left off altogether.

Examples:

Wiss Nutcracker

2010-02-02T19:49:00.003-06:00

#29 Stork Scissors

2010-01-28T20:05:00.003-06:00

Stork scissors seem to have originated as a mid-wife's clamp. The evolved over time into a much small, simpler design with cutting rather than clamping blades. Stork scissors all follow a similar design and most of the a treated to have a gold appearance. They range widely in age and most are relatively modern and not marked--making exact age and value difficult to determine.

#28 Cream Handled Nutrcrackers

2010-01-24T17:26:00.003-06:00

Maker: Unknown
Model: Unknown
Materials: Unknown
Year: Vintage?
Length: 20cm, 8"
Description: As shown.

#27 Green-handled Compton

2010-01-24T17:03:00.004-06:00

Maker: Compton
Model: unknown
Materials: unknown
Year: unknown
Length: 6"/15cm
Description: Standard office scissors, green-painted handle.
Estimated value: $1

The green-painted handles may not be original as there are also traces of black paint.

2010-01-20T16:11:00.001-06:00

see more There I Fixed It

Bookend (in progress)

2010-01-10T19:09:00.001-06:00

I decided to make a pair of bookends. This is the first one. If you can tell what it is meant to represent you should probably be very worried, it means you think a bit like me.... (it's about half done).

Christmas Decorating

2009-12-31T17:12:00.003-06:00

Not only did I bake (and this doesn't happen much), but also painted the tin :)

The Antique Tool Collector's Guide to Value

2009-11-29T18:23:00.004-06:00

There are very few antique, object value or collecting books that include substantial mention of scissors. One book, The Antique Tool Collector's Guide to Value by Ronald S. Barlow (1991), includes a section titled "Scissors and Shears".

However 90% of this tiny two page section is given over to some illustrations of some basic types of scissors, snips, clippers and shears. The two scant paragraphs of text give some basic ideas of the generally low values of antique scissor-type tools. However even the 1999 edition with updated values is now seriously out of date.

This book might be worth a quick look in the library, but not value for money if your interest is restricted to scissors rather than extending to antique tools in general.

#26 Red-Handled Kleencut

2009-11-24T19:33:00.005-06:00

Maker: Kleencut
Model: unknown
Materials: unknown
Year: unknown
Length: 8.5"/21cm
Description: Standard office scissors, red-painted handle.
Estimated value: $1

Junk Doll: Tabula Rasa (in progress)

2009-10-14T19:25:00.001-05:00

Step 1: Raw Materials
Here is the new vict... um, project.

Cyberfish (and son)

2009-08-09T18:22:00.002-05:00

Sweatermon (in progress)

2009-06-21T20:01:00.002-05:00

#25 Tiny Trim Safety Scissors

2009-05-31T17:41:00.004-05:00

Maker: WW Beck Wire Products Co.
Model: safety scissors
Materials: unknown
Year: unknown
Length:
Description: Safety scissor still on the card
Estimated value: $1

Portrait of Metilda

2009-05-24T21:01:00.003-05:00

portrait of Metilda

Grow Light Safety

2009-05-24T12:43:00.004-05:00

The lesson I learned yesterday is that a 150 watt plant-growing full spectrum light can start a fire. I had my cuttings growing on the end of the table I use for art and crafts stuff (see third picture in the post below this one). It fell down onto the jewelry holder I keep beads and scraps in. Within a few minutes it has started a fire. Fortunately I was home and could catch it in time. A few minutes later and I would have gone out and not returned for hours. Lesson of the day: 1) wire the lamp in place rather than use the clamp it comes with, 2) put it in a place where it cannot fall onto flammable material, and 3) replace the batteries in the smoke detector.

In situ

2009-05-22T18:56:00.008-05:00

The Circle Tree, now with skull.

Metilda

Dancing Scissors, and my key holder.

Scissor Ladies in Progress

2009-05-03T16:20:00.002-05:00

#24 Bone-handled folding scissors

2009-04-25T20:57:00.004-05:00

Maker: unknown
Model: unknown
Materials: unknown
Year: unknown
Length: 4.5"/11.5cm
Description: Folding scissors with what looks like a bone handle. Missing a spring or other mechanism needed to achieve an effective scissor action.
Estimated value: $5

Candleholder

2009-04-22T21:02:00.005-05:00

No particular plan behind this one. I like to burn scented tea lights and I made this holder from various old, broken toy parts that I had in the craft box--covered with plenty of white enamel paint. It works well as the dolls head is a good insulator for the heat from the tea light candle, and the horse base is very stable.

The Circle Tree

2009-04-21T21:07:00.001-05:00

You may be a crafter if....

2009-04-12T20:37:00.004-05:00

Amongst the bulk lot of cuticle scissors I got from eBay, there was a bottle opener. I stood for some time thinking of all the things I could make from it: a sculpture, a doll, a letter holder or part of my new cyber-clock project. Then I remembered that the last time I needed to open a bottle of wine I had to chisel it open with a screwdriver and a hammer. And I put it in my cutlery drawer.

Sometimes a bottle opener is just a bottle opener ;)

Dancing scissors table sculpture

2009-04-11T17:04:00.001-05:00

#23: Round scissors

2009-04-10T17:58:00.001-05:00

Maker: Hesuah?
Model: --
Materials: --
Year: Post-1914
Length: --
Description: as shown
Estimated value: nil

In progress: scissor woman

2009-04-04T17:43:00.002-05:00

Scissor Harpy

2009-03-29T17:39:00.002-05:00

My camera has died, and so I am afraid the pictures will be a bit, well, crap, until payday when I can afford to get another one. My cell phone camera leaves a lot to be desired.

Small mobile made from scissors and found wooden items

2009-03-28T17:21:00.002-05:00

The Dream Cutter

2009-03-25T18:30:00.004-05:00

This isn't quite finished, I am waiting on a contribution from the Canada geese it was made in honor of. The little buggers' honking cuts through my early morning dreams several times a week. I need to collect two more good feathers to finish it off.

This is intended as a sort of "anti-dreamcatcher". It is made of a pieces of scrap metal, cuticle scissors, goose feathers, paint, florist wire, twine and jet glue.

Scissor Buddha

2009-03-22T19:07:00.001-05:00

Via Nylon blogs

The Virtues of Repair

2009-03-19T23:23:00.004-05:00

[From Platform 21]

Feral Doll #3: Metilda

2009-03-16T21:52:00.003-05:00

#22: Wiss Shears

2009-03-13T19:32:00.003-05:00

Maker: Wiss & Sons: Newark NJ USA
Model: --
Materials:
Year:
Length: 31cm/12.25"
Description: as shown
Estimated value: $10

scissor bowl

2009-03-10T21:33:00.002-05:00

Current Projects

2009-03-09T19:58:00.003-05:00

Scissor Sketch Mosaic

2009-03-07T14:57:00.002-06:00

Novel Scissor Designs

2009-03-02T09:26:00.001-06:00

It seems like most designers are content to redesign the same objects over and over, chairs, wrist-watches and shoes etc. But Efrat Gommeh devotes some time to the humble pair of scissors coming up with a plastic fold out design and a pair that can be operated with just your fingers.

#14: Peerless Pinkers

2009-03-01T17:17:00.003-06:00

Maker: Peerless
Model: Pinker
Materials: unknown
Year: Unknown
Length: 25.5cm/10"
Description: as shown
Estimated value: $5

WIP: scissor pegasus

2009-02-22T13:08:00.004-06:00

I put the 'pigasus' on hold when I got some horses to work with--starting with a slightly more traditional model, destined to be a cyber-pegasus when I get hold of some silver enamel.

Scissors for a Cause: Breast Cancer Awaremness

2009-02-21T16:58:00.002-06:00

If you need a modern pair of scissors these ones are a nice shade of pink, and part of the price goes to the breast cancer research foundation.

Celebrity Scissors

2009-02-20T18:32:00.004-06:00

This is the first in a new theme: celebrity scissors. These are the scissors from The Eyes of Laura Mars. Laura Mars (Faye Dunaway) is a photographer who starts to have visions from the point of view of a murderer. The movie opens with a vision where the murder begins by cutting up a book of Mars's photos. She then wakes and looks at here own version of the book.

In other news... I have plans to make a scissor pigasus ;)

Works in Progress

2008-12-13T22:11:00.002-06:00

Storing Scissors

2008-11-23T16:16:00.002-06:00

I have not yet hit on a good system for storing my scissor collection because they come in such a range of sizes and shapes. This shabby crate is my current method. If anyone out there has a better system, please let me know :)

Phoenix

2008-11-21T20:38:00.002-06:00

Scissor Art

2008-11-18T21:59:00.002-06:00

Not quite finished. Hopefully you can kind of see what it is meant to be.

New Shredder Scissors

2008-11-17T23:31:00.003-06:00

This is a brand new set of scissors but I found the design interesting. It would certainly be more labor intensive than a shredder but a good alternative for someone who just wants to destroy receipts and other personal documents before discarding them. Available from the Container Store.

#21: Wiss Equity No 39

2008-09-29T16:54:00.004-05:00

Maker: Wiss Equity
Model: No 39
Materials: Steel
Year: Unknown
Length: 23cm/9"
Description: as shown
Estimated value: $1

#20: German Sheath scissors

2008-09-18T21:29:00.000-05:00

Maker: Unknown
Model: Unknown
Materials: Unknown
Year: Unknown
Length: 33cm/13"
Description: Slightly warped example. Stamped 'GERMANY'.
Estimated value: $15--$25 if undamaged

#19: Compton U-Set

2008-09-17T15:41:00.001-05:00

Maker: Reliance Compton, Newark NJ, USA
Model: Unknown
Materials: Unknown
Year: 1941+, vintage
Length: 28cm/11"
Description: As shown. Remnants of black paint. Stamped with a 1941 patent
Estimated value: $5

#16, #17, #18: Patterned-Handle Scissors

2008-09-16T15:18:00.002-05:00

Maker: Eversharp
Model: Unknown
Materials: Steel
Year: Modern?
Length: Unknown
Description: As shown. Blade marked 'CHICAGO MAIL ORDER CO'. Handle very faintly stamped 'Eversharp, FORGED STEEL, USA'.
Estimated value: .50c

Maker: Unknown
Model: Unknown
Materials: Steel
Year: Modern?
Length:
Description: As shown. Stamped 'STEEL, U.S.A.'.
Estimated value: .50c

Maker: Unknown
Model: Unknown
Materials: Steel
Year: Modern?
Length:
Description: As shown. Stamped 'FORGED STEEL, U.S.A.'.
Estimated value: .50c

#15: Equity Shear Co Shears

2008-09-15T13:42:00.001-05:00

Makers: Equity Shear Co, Newark
Model: Unknown
Materials: Unknown
Year: Unknown
Length: 30cm/12"
Description: As shown. Remanants of both green and black paint on the handles. The makers stamp is very faint but seems to read 'EQUITY SHEAR CO NEWARK'.
Estimated value: $1

About collecting scissors

2008-09-14T19:46:00.000-05:00

It is still relatively uncommon for people to collect scissors and this gives the hobby many advantages. The key advantage being that interesting antique (100 year old +) and vintage (50-100 years old) scissors can be acquired for very little money. Almost all of the scissors shown on this blog were purchased cheaply, about $5 for a vintage pair, about $10 for an antique pair--for a mixed lot the per scissor price is often only about a dollar. As I am not interested in museum specimen quality, but actually prefer tools that have seen use, wear and even repair, I have acquired a large and interesting collection primarily of larger vintage linear design scissor--the kind I find most attractive.

There are many interesting types of scissor to collect. Some people prefer the ornate designs, medical scissors, or very early examples. Foldable scissors are fascinating and take up very little space. Candle snuffers are no longer useful to most people and so even very old examples may be purchased for a few dollars. And for the more macho collector there are many models of scissor that doubled as daggers, for a lady's self-defense. If you are more interested in creating scissor art, modern scissors can be bought cheaply in bulk secondary to airport seizures.

If you also collect scissors or even just have a few interesting or rare example, I would love to see pictures and to link to any related blogs.

#13: Wiss Model A Pinking shears [vintage]

2008-09-11T17:52:00.000-05:00

Maker: Wiss
Model: Model A
Materials: Unknown
Year: 1934 or later, vintage
Length: 26cm/10.25"
Description: As shown. Marked with patent 1955443 (1932), 1970408 (1931) and 1959190 (1934)
Estimated value: $1

Catalog: A Henkel 1959 Surgical [modern]

2008-09-10T17:10:00.000-05:00

Click images to enlarge. Includes surgical scissors, bandage scissors, dissecting scissors, microscopic scissors, nail nippers, barber sheers, light sheers, safety scissors and heavy trimmers.

#12: Red eversharps

2008-09-05T16:53:00.002-05:00

Maker: Eversharp
Model: Unknown
Materials: Unknown
Year: Vintage?
Length: 18cm/7"
Description: As shown

#11: J.A. Henckels shears

2008-09-04T20:18:00.000-05:00

Maker: JA Henckels
Model: Unknown, heavy duty
Materials: Unknown
Year: Antique?
Length: 12"
Description: As shown, marked with the number '5'.

101 Things to do with Scissors: #3

2008-09-02T12:36:00.000-05:00

Don't like spiders? What about birds?

From the Bent Objects blog.

#10: Unknown Red & Black Handled Scissors

2008-08-31T18:49:00.001-05:00

Maker: Unknown
Model: Unknown
Materials: Unknown
Year: Vintage?
Length: 22.5cm, 9"
Description: Lower blade slightly serrated. Heavy construction. Possibly metal snips.

101 Things to do with Scissors: #2

2008-08-30T18:19:00.001-05:00

When life gives you scissors, make spiders.

This one pretty much speaks for itself. From Christopher Locke, a.k.a. Heartless Machine (homepage here)

A little hard on scissors, I guess... but a cool end result.

<--See also this example by Shannon Couture.

101 Things to do with Scissors: #1

2008-08-29T18:06:00.002-05:00

A Scissor Mobile

Made by Lisa Congdon, found via Jenny Ryan.

I don't know if it is the idea that mobiles hang over cribs or over-effective scissor safety training, but the commenters seem a little over sensitive about the potential dangers of this creation. It's not like you would want any kind of large mobile or chandelier to bounced off your head, but closed scissors are really just lumps of metal, really.

I am having some thoughts about my lamp with the broken shade and that bulk lot of airport-seized nail scissors I bought on the assumption I'd think of something to do with them.

Scissor art in progress

2008-08-19T17:35:00.001-05:00

So I have a bunch of cuticle scissors and a ribbon. I figure I should be able to do something with this. But I am bit stumped on how to do the arms...

#9: Unknown Red-Handled Scissors

2008-08-18T16:46:00.002-05:00

Maker: Unknown, Taiwan
Model: Unknown
Materials: Unknown
Year: Vintage?
Length: 20cm, 8"
Description: As shown.

Scissor Reading

2008-08-17T14:02:00.000-05:00

Everything you do can say something about you, even your choice of scissors. With this in mind I offer 'scissor readings' where you send me a picture of your scissors and I read what they say about you. This is obviously for entertainment purposes and I make no promises as to accuracy.

What I see in these scissors is a person with a focus on getting the job done and works hard at any task she takes on. She is reliable both in completing a project and sticking by a friend. I see a woman who definitely appreciates comfort, but has no time for unnecessary girly frills and froo-froo. The owner of these scissors is probably known as self-assured and confident but in a calm and relatively quiet way. Some who is doesn't sing her own praises and possibly under appreciated except by those who know her well.

#8: Spear Brand Ordinary Scissors

2008-08-15T18:18:00.000-05:00

Maker: Spear Brand
Model: Ordinary Scissors, JD611-JD616
Materials: carbon steel
Year: Modern
Length: various
Description: Spear Brand is a modern makers of scissors based in China. The scissors are listed here for two reasons. One is that they are functional, attractively designed and inexpensive. If you want small-bladed scissors with a slightly different look these might fit the bill. The other reason is that the style shown here might easily be mistaken for/sold as vintage rather than modern, so be aware.

#7: Over-Sized Novelty Scissors

2008-08-14T16:58:00.000-05:00

Maker: unknown
Model: N/A
Materials: unknown
Year: unknown
Length: 57cm/22" long
Description: These over sized scissor are marginally functional, but do not appear to be intended for use. They may be a theatrical prop or for a store display.

#6: W. C. Heimerdinger

2008-08-11T16:48:00.000-05:00

Maker: Heimerdinger Cutlery (founded 1861) is still trading although they no long manufacture.
Model: unknown
Materials: unknown
Year: unknown
Length: 27cm/10.5" long
Description: As shown.

#5: Ernst Holtgrave adjustable scissors

2008-08-10T13:33:00.000-05:00

Maker: E. Holtgrave?
Model: Pat no 841690
Materials: ?
Year: 1907--?
Length: 18cm long
Description:Subject to a 1907 patent these scissors have a device that varies how tightly the blades are screwed together. This example has two-tone red and yellow painted handles.

#4: J Wiss & Sons J-7

2008-08-08T12:19:00.000-05:00

Maker: J. Wiss & Sons
Model: J-7
Materials:
Year: unknown modern
Length: 17.25 cm long
Description: The company was founded in 1848, however these scissor are clearly far more modern--probably mid to late-twentieth century. [The model is mentioned but not pictured in catalogues from 1950: catalogue 1, pricelist].

#3: Kleencut

2008-08-07T19:28:00.001-05:00

Maker: Kleencut
Model: BD. of ED. NYC (Board of Education?)
Materials: Steel
Year: unknown modern
Length: 18 cm long
Description: Remnant of black paint on handles.

#1: Electric Steel

2008-08-07T16:40:00.002-05:00

Maker: unknown
Model: unknown
Materials: Steel
Year: unknown
Length: 20.25 cm long
Description: Remnants of black paint on the handle.
Blade engraved: ELECTRIC STEEL

#2: I.P. Hyde 12"

2008-08-07T16:40:00.001-05:00

Maker: I.P.Hyde, Southbridge, Mass. (still in business as Hyde Tools but no longer seem to make scissors)
Model: XX-12"
Materials: Brass handle?
Year: unknown
Length: 31.5 cm long
Description: