Buttonhole Scissors
Buttonhole Scissors
An image of the scissors with the blades closed. The mark PLUM is visible on the pivot area.
![George Plum: A clipping from a newspaper of 1893 referencing "Messrs George Plum and Co. ... [whose ancestors] established the concern as far back as 1720. ... the contents of their tastefully arranged case at the Exhibition ... penknives, razors, scissors, and all kinds of general cutlery ...".](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/15935/578fa960-5748-11f0-becf-41606c78179b-vd802OB.lg-nt@2x.jpg)
Name/Title
Buttonhole ScissorsEntry/Object ID
2025.2.234Tags
button holer, adjustable, screw, plum, cs4, st4, square, reverseDescription
A pair of adjustable buttonhole scissors marked "PLUM" on the pivot area. Shank is square reverse, pivot is a screw; cross section is cs4, and shoulder is st4 (?). The underside of the pivot area has been scored to create a filed surface. There were at least two cutlers named Plum in England who were known to make scissors and/or shears: One was George Plum of Dolphin Street, Bristol (ref: 1850 Hunt & Co. Directory of Bristol and South Wales) who had been in business since 1720 and made scissors (ref: The Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, Western Countries and South Wales Advertiser, Saturday 16th September 1893, p6, accessed via newspapers.com); the other was Charles Tucker Plum of Oxford Street, London (ref: 1874 Post Office Directory for London, accessed via Grace's Guide, gracesguide.co.uk).Category
Scissors, Button Holer