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Saturday, June 22, 2013

#51 Bunny scissors

Maker: --
Model: --
Materials: --
Year: Antique
Length: 3.75"
Value: $10

I don't really know anything about these scissors but I am a sucker for figural scissors. I am going to guess they are antique. They have no markings.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

#36: Superman Scissors

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

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, June 22, 2013

#51 Bunny scissors

Thursday, December 16, 2010

#36: Superman Scissors

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