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Saturday, April 9, 2016

#62: Griffon Pinker

Maker: Griffon
Model: Pinking shears
Materials: --
Year: --
Length: 7.5"
Value: $5
Marked: Griffon Cutlery Corp Japan

Friday, April 1, 2016

#60: Griffon Pink All

Maker: Griffon
Model: Pinker
Materials: --
Year: Unknown, 1950s?
Length: 7.5"
Value: $10
Marked: Griffon Pink All USA / "Griffon" Made in USA, PAT. APLLIED FOR

About Collecting Scissors:

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. [read more]

Saturday, April 9, 2016

#62: Griffon Pinker

Friday, April 1, 2016

#60: Griffon Pink All

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