Maker: Craftsman Dressmaker shears
Model: ?
Materials: Brass handle? Marked "Guaranteed Craftsman Highest Quality". Remnants of black paint on the handles.
Year: unknown
Length: 31.5 cm long
Description: Dress maker's / tailor's shears.
Value: So far I haven't found any others like this so not sure.
Showing posts with label black handle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black handle. Show all posts
Friday, December 7, 2018
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Sunday, November 8, 2015
#63: Wick Trimmer
Maker: WB Barnard
Model: Candle Trimmer
Materials: --
Year: post 1864
Length: 5"
Value: $15
Marked: WB Barnard Patn Dec 27th1864
Wick trimmers were use to keep oil lamp wicks at the best length of good burning. This design is not uncommon.
Model: Candle Trimmer
Materials: --
Year: post 1864
Length: 5"
Value: $15
Marked: WB Barnard Patn Dec 27th1864
Wick trimmers were use to keep oil lamp wicks at the best length of good burning. This design is not uncommon.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
#59 Shop Shear
Maker: Clauss
Model: No. 48
Materials: Steel
Year: Unknown
Length: 8"
Value: $5
Marked -- SHOP SHEAR CLAUSS No 48 U.S.A.
Model: No. 48
Materials: Steel
Year: Unknown
Length: 8"
Value: $5
Marked -- SHOP SHEAR CLAUSS No 48 U.S.A.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
#57 H Boker 8
Maker: H Boker & Co
Model: 8
Materials: Steel
Year: 1924-1935/6
Length: 8"
Value: $10
H Boker & Co of Newark, New Jersey, operated from 1837 until 1959 when it was sold and renamed as Forgecraft.
Model: 8
Materials: Steel
Year: 1924-1935/6
Length: 8"
Value: $10
H Boker & Co of Newark, New Jersey, operated from 1837 until 1959 when it was sold and renamed as Forgecraft.
Monday, December 20, 2010
#40: Small Wiss Pinkers
Maker Wiss
Model:CB-5
Materials: Metal
Year:Made between August 1952 to April 1962.
Description: As shown.
Value: 50c
Edited to add: I now have an example with box and inserts
Model:CB-5
Materials: Metal
Year:Made between August 1952 to April 1962.
Description: As shown.
Value: 50c
Edited to add: I now have an example with box and inserts
Sunday, November 14, 2010
#32: Mareth Brand Scissors
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
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
Friday, March 13, 2009
#22: Wiss Shears
Monday, September 29, 2008
#21: Wiss Equity No 39
Maker: Wiss Equity
Model: No 39
Materials: Steel
Year: Unknown
Length: 23cm/9"
Description: as shown
Estimated value: $1


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


Labels:
American,
black handle,
Equity Shear Co,
scissors,
Wiss
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
#19: Compton U-Set
Maker: Reliance Compton, Newark NJ, USAModel: Unknown
Materials: Unknown
Year: 1941+, vintage
Length: 28cm/11"
Description: As shown. Remnants of black paint. Stamped with a 1941 patent. These are tailor's shears. They have a very pleasing design, in my opinion.
Estimated value: $5 up to $30

Labels:
American,
black handle,
Compton,
scissors,
vintage
Monday, September 15, 2008
#15: Equity Shear Co Shears (Wiss)
Makers: Equity Shear Co, Newark (Wiss)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
Labels:
American,
black handle,
Equity Shear Co,
green handles,
scissors,
Wiss
Thursday, September 11, 2008
#13: Wiss Model A Pinking shears [vintage]
Maker: WissModel: Model A
Materials: Unknown
Year: Design begins 1934, this model 1940s
Length: 26cm/10.25"
Description: As shown. Marked with patent 1955443 (1932), 1970408 (1931) and 1959190 (1934)
Estimated value: $1




Labels:
black handle,
pinking shears,
scissors,
vintage,
Wiss
Sunday, August 31, 2008
#10: Unknown Red & Black Handled Scissors
Thursday, August 7, 2008
#3: Kleencut
#1: Electric Steel.
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