Buttonhole Scissors
Buttonhole Scissors
An image of the scissors with the blades closed.
Name/Title
Buttonhole ScissorsEntry/Object ID
2025.2.278Tags
button holer, 1800s, tup, screw, cs9, leafDescription
A small pair of buttonhole scissors marked "SKELTON WARRINGTON" and with pairing marks on the unders. Tup shanks and a screw pivot. There is no shoulder transition, and cross section is cs9 with leaf point. Stylistically dated to the second half of the 19th century.Category
Scissors, Button Holer