Nail Scissors
Manicure Scissors
An image of the scissors with their blades closed.
Name/Title
Nail ScissorsEntry/Object ID
2025.2.280Tags
england, 1800s, screw, clipped point, double clip, st1, cs4, manicure, nail file, bat shankDescription
A chunky pair of nail scissors. Indistinct mark ["AI ... "?] and possible notch marks on the top edge of the under. Stylistically English, dated to the latter half of the 19th century. Shanks are bat topped with large bead and thread, and additional decorative elements. Pivot is a screw, shoulder is st1. Cross section is cs4 with double clip point. The outer edges of both blades have been formed into nail files.Category
Scissors, Manicure Scissors