Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co. - 1914

Name/Title

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co. - 1914

Entry/Object ID

2026.7.38

Tags

1900s, america, catalogue, scissors, shears, snips

Description

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co. were New York based suppliers of tools. Their 1914 catalogue illustrates a range of scissors, snips, and shears, including: Heinisch Tailors' Shears (right and left handed) - sizes 12" to 16 1/4" (left hand 12", 13", and 14 1/4" only) Reliance Tailors' Shears - sizes 10 3/4" to 13" H. S. & Co. Tailors' or Carpet Shears - 12 1/2" H. S. & Co. Rubber Shears - sizes 8 1/2" and 9 1/2" H. S. & Co. Bankers or Paper Shears - sizes 10" to 14" H. S. & Co. Hatters Shears for trimming or edging - size 9" H. S. & Co. Bent Paper Shears - size 12" H. S. & Co. Paper Shears with ring handles - size 10" H. S. & Co. - Coupon or Desk Shears - sizes 8" and 9" Reliance Brand Metal of Tinner Snips (right and left handed) regular, circular blade, handy, - sizes 7" to 15 1/2", cut lengths 2" to 4 1/2" (left hand 12" or 13" only) Searight Compound Lever Metal Snips - sizes 7" to 14", cut lengths 1 1/2" to 3 3/4" Reliance Jewellers' Snips - sizes 5" to 8" Reliance Dental Snips - size 8", cut length 2 1/2" H. S. & Co. Straight Trimmers - sizes 5" to 13" H. S. & Co. Ball Bearing Straight Trimmers - size 8" H. S. & Co. Ball Bearing Bent Trimmers - size 8 1/2" H. S. & Co. Bent Raised Blade Trimmers - sizes 10" to 14" H. S. & Co. Straight Trimmers, Left-Hand Handles with Right Blades - sizes 7" to 13" H. S. & Co. Hand Forged Straight Trimmers - sizes 6" to 8" H. S. & Co. Hand Forged Bent Trimmers - sizes 6" to 9" H. S. & Co. Hand Forged Ladies Scissors, American Pattern - sizes 4" to 7" H. S. & Co. Hand Forged Pocket Scissors - sizes 3" to 6" Imported Ladies' Scissors - sizes 3 1/2" to 7" Imported Pocket Scissors - sizes 3 1/2" to 4 1/2" H. S. & Co. Ladies' Double Pointed Hand Forged Scissors, American Pattern - sizes 4 1/2" to 6" H. S. & Co. Hand Forged Button Hole Scissors, Ratchet Pattern - sizes 4 1/4" and 4 3/4" Imported Button Hole Scissors - size 4 1/4" Hand Forged Embroidery Scissors - sizes 3", 3 1/2", and 4" Hand Forged Manual Training Scissors, sharp or blunt point - sizes 5", 5 1/2", and 6" Ratchet Nut Pruning Shears - size 9" French Pattern Pruning Shears - size 9" "The Buckeye" Pruning Shears - size 9" Swiss Pattern Pruning Shears - sizes 8", 8 1/2", and 9" The Levin Pruning Shears - sizes 7" and 9" Drop-forged Steel Pruning Shears - sizes 4 3/4", 5 1/2", and 6 1/2" Combination Pruning Knife & Shears

Category

Scissors, Shears, Snips

Publication Details

Author

Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co.

Date Published

1914

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

January 13, 2026

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

January 14, 2026