HS 031
Embroidery Scissors
Era: 19th or 20th Century
Details: Crane
This next piece is a bit hard to determine the origin and era than most of the other historical/cultural specimens. Doing a little bit of research I've found a bunch of similar types of small scissors in the crane shape, however they all have identifying marks on the inside of the scissors, whereas this pair only has two horizontal marks. Many of these other scissors were made in Germany, although I've found at least one similar looking pair made in Russia. Although there seems to be an abundance of this style of scissors there doesn't seem to be any sort of date associated with them. This pair was donated by my grandmother so as of right now they could be from early-mid 20th century perhaps earlier due to the elegant design, but this is purely speculative.
You may be wondering what these scissors are if you're unfamiliar with home economics. This is a pair of embroidery scissors, so they were used in decorating fabrics, making small cuts and for cutting the thread etc. The color has begun to degrade in some spots and the screw (which makes the crane's eyeball) is a bit loose, but otherwise the scissors aren't in that bad of shape. If you're interested in embroidery check out this page to learn about its history and other useful information.
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