Name/Title
Wyeth Hardware & Manufacturing Company - 1914Entry/Object ID
2026.7.53Tags
1900s, america, catalogue, scissors, shears, snipsDescription
Wyeth Hardware & Manufacturing Company were suppliers and manufacturers of tools and hardware. Their 1914 Catalogue illustrates various scissors, shears, and snips, including:
Bent and Straight Trimmers
Bankers' or Paper Hangers' Shears
Barbers' Shears
Tailors' Shears
Embroidery Scissors (including Stork Pattern)
Manicure Scissors
Nail Scissors
Pocket Scissors
Dressmakers' Scissors
Clerks' Scissors
Button Hole Scissors
Work Scissors
Scissor Sets and Assortments (including Library Sets, Embroidery Sets, Manicure Sets)
Game or Poultry Shears
Roaching Shears
Tinners' Snips and Bench Shears
Horticultural Shears
Sheep, Horse and Mule Shears
Pocket Knives with scissors
Electricians' Snips
Their Wyeth Shield Brand Shears have "the highest grade Swedish steel laid blades; malleable iron frames; and are extra heavily full nickel plated". Their Wyeth Shield Brand Scissors are "hand forged from the highest grade of Wardlow's English Crucible Steel, and are extra heavily nickel plated, correctly and uniformly set and ground".Publication Details
Publication Type
CatalogueAuthor
Wyeth Hardware & Manufacturing CompanyDate Published
1914Created By
studygroup@scissornet.orgCreate Date
January 20, 2026Updated By
studygroup@scissornet.orgUpdate Date
January 20, 2026