Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts

Monday, July 25, 2016

#64: Wiss Model C Pinking Shears

Maker: Wiss
Model: CB5
Materials:
Year: --
Length: 5.5"
Value: $10
Marked: Wiss Newark N.J. --U.S.A.--


Saturday, July 9, 2016

#63: Boker Ambidextrous Scissors.

Maker: Boker
Model: Ambidextrous
Materials: Steel
Year: 194?
Length: 8"
Value: $10-$15
Marked: Boker V 88 Razor Steel
Patented in 1944 this is a model invented by Eugene Boyle, and designed to be easily used in both the left and right hand. Boker was a German manufacturer founded in the 17th century and acquired by Wiss in the 1960s. Boker USA was founded in 1983.

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
 


Monday, March 21, 2011

#47 German Nutcracker


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. They are also known to have made products like butchers shears and pinking shears.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

#45/46: White Handle Scissors


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

Sunday, November 21, 2010

#33: German Scissors

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

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

Sunday, January 24, 2010

#28 Cream Handled Nutrcrackers

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

Sunday, May 31, 2009

#25 Tiny Trim Safety Scissors

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


Wednesday, September 17, 2008

#19: Compton U-Set

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. These are tailor's shears.  They have a very pleasing design, in my opinion.
Estimated value: $5 up to $30



Thursday, September 11, 2008

#13: Wiss Model A Pinking shears [vintage]

Maker: Wiss
Model: 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





Friday, September 5, 2008

#12: Red eversharps

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

Monday, August 18, 2008

#9 (a-c): Unknown Red-Handled Scissors

Maker: Unknown, Taiwan
Model: Unknown
Materials: Unknown
Year: Vintage? ~1960s.
Length: 20cm, 8"
Description: As shown. This model seems to be very common.
Value: ~$5
3 examples in collection