Wyeth Hardware & Manufacturing Company - 1914

Catalogue Page: An image of a page illustrating: Pocket Scissors; Dressmakers' Scissors on a chain; Clerks' Scissors on a chain; and Button Hole Scissors.
Catalogue Page

An image of a page illustrating: Pocket Scissors; Dressmakers' Scissors on a chain; Clerks' Scissors on a chain; and Button Hole Scissors.

Name/Title

Wyeth Hardware & Manufacturing Company - 1914

Entry/Object ID

2026.7.53

Tags

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

Description

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".

Category

Scissors, Shears, Snips

Publication Details

Publication Type

Catalogue

Author

Wyeth Hardware & Manufacturing Company

Date Published

1914

Created By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Create Date

January 20, 2026

Updated By

studygroup@scissornet.org

Update Date

January 20, 2026