This is our little virtual Scissor Museum of unusual, rare, antique scissors. We don't actually own these, nor do we have them to sell, we just wish we did....
Scissors were invented in Egypt about 1500BC and made of a single piece of metal (bronze). About 100AD, the Romans improved on this design by having the blades cross each other..kind of like today's nippers.
 Roman ScissorsOver time scissors evolved into separate blades with finger loops joined with a screw. In 1761, an Englishman named Robert Hinchcliffe developed a method of casting steel scissors.
Today there are two methods of manufacturing scissors, casting and forged:
- Casting is where steel is poured into a mold and cooled with a method called "ice tempering". With casting, manufacturers are able to mass produce scissors at a lower cost.
- Forged is where a mold is still used, however the hot steel is pounded into shape. These scissors are mostly handcrafted requiring more time and skill than cast scissors and thus are more expensive. These are the scissors you want.Persian Scissors
 SALEM WITCH FIGURAL SCISSORS DEPICTING A WITCH ON A BROOM; SILVER TONE METAL
MARKED "SALEM 1692, REGISTERED GERMANY." 4"
$1,125.00 AT showcaseantiques.com
You can find a less expensive (new) version of these scissors at UncommonScissors.com
 1700's French Sewing Kit Mother of Pearl with Diamonds
 Neoclassical Italy or France about 1829
Victorian Brass Scissors. I don't know much about them but they were
on ebay - I bid & lost.
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