Sears, Roebuck & Co. - 1902
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An image of a partial page illustrating Paper Hangers' Shears.
Name/Title
Sears, Roebuck & Co. - 1902Entry/Object ID
2026.7.32Tags
scissors, snips, metal snips, shears, america, 1900s, catalogueDescription
Sears, Roebuck & Co. were a mail order supply company who were based in Chicago. Catalogue 112 (dated to 1902) illustrates a range of scissors, shears, and snips, including: Paper Hangers' Shears with japanned handles - sizes 12" and 14", with cut lengths of 7" and 8 1/2" respectively Grass Shears Pruning Shears Hedge Shears Tree Pruners Fruit Gatherers Keene Cutlery Co.'s Straight Trimming Shears - sizes 6" to 10", with cut lengths of 2 3/4" to 5" Keene Cutlery Co.'s Bent Trimming Shears - sizes 8", 9", and 10', with cut lengths of 3 1/2" to 5" Keene Cutlery Co.'s Ladies Scissors - sizes 3" to 7", with cut lengths of 1" to 3 1/2" Keene Cutlery Co.'s Pocket Scissors - sizes 4", 4 1/2", and 5", with cut lengths of 1 3/4", 2", & 2 1/2" respectively Keene Cutlery Co.'s Barber Shears - sizes 7" to 9", with cut lengths of 3" to 4 1/2" Heinisch Straight Trimmers - sizes 6" to 10" Heinisch Left Handed Straight Trimmers - one size only [8 1/2"?] Heinisch Bent Trimmers - sizes 8" to 12" R. Heinisch Tailors' Shears - sizes 12" to 14 3/4", with cut lengths of 6" - 7 1/2" Heinisch Special Tailors' Shears - one size only, 11 1/2" with a cut length of 5 1/4" [?] Heinisch Tailors' Points - sizes 5", 5 1/2", and 6", with cut lengths of 2", 2 1/4", and 2 1/2" Heinisch Paper Hangers' or Bankers' Shears - sizes 12" and 14", with cut lengths of 7" and 8 1/2" Heinish Barbers' Shears - sizes 8", 8 1/2", and 9" Heinisch Left Hand Barbers' Shears - one size only, 9" Imported Fancy Embroidery Scissors - size 3 1/2" only Imported Fancy Gilt Handle Scissors - sizes 5" and 6" Imported Button Hole Scissors with adjustable screw Button Hole Scissors with adjustable screw - size 4 1/2" Pocket Scissors - size 4" Folding Pocket Scissors Nail Scissors Manicure Scissors Cast Iron Tinners' Snips - cut lengths of 2 1/2" and 3" Steel Tinners' Snips - sizes 10" to 14 1/4", cut lengths of 2 1/2" - 4 " Tinners' Snips for cutting scrolls and circles as well as straight lines - cut lengths of 3", 3 1/2", and 4" Tinners' Snips with curved blades - sizes 10" - 14 1/2", cut lengths of 2 1/2" to 4" Double Cutting Shear and Pipe Crimper Dental Snips - sizes 6 1/2" and 7 1/2", cut lengths of 1 1/2" and 2"Category
Snips, Shears, Scissors