#27 • Antique Scissors

Part of Warwick on the James, textiles and treasures (timed auction by Walnut Hill Auctions)

High bid $36.00

Status: Sold

A triangular leather case marked “Jospeh Rogers and Sons Sheffield, England, Cutler to Her Majesty” holds four of the original five pairs of scissors. The case shows wear but the tools are quite usable. Others Left to Right: Buttonholes scissors have a screw to adjustment for different slit length on a worked buttonhole. They are 4’’ and marked “CBR”. Next, a 6.75’’ tool for cutting 1.25’’ buttonhole openings is dated 1864. Tailor’s scissors are 10.5’’ overall, with a 6.5’’ blade.