Name/Title
Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co. - 1914Entry/Object ID
2026.7.38Tags
1900s, america, catalogue, scissors, shears, snipsDescription
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 & ShearsPublication Details
Author
Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co.Date Published
1914Created By
studygroup@scissornet.orgCreate Date
January 13, 2026Updated By
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January 14, 2026