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Brand: Small items
Rough-finished yet surprisingly effective hand forged tailors’ shears from Uttar Pradesh, India. Made of carbon steel brazed to cast and chased brass handles for comfort and a degree of corrosion protection, these can nevertheless rust if left in wet, saline, or damp conditions — regular use and a p..
£18.00
Ex Tax:£15.00
Brand: Small items
A pair of 14cm chrome-plated scissors of a pattern originating in Rouen, Northern France. These scissors were traditionally favoured by the cloth merchants of Paris as their double rounded blades neither snagged whilst cutting cloth, nor whilst stored in pockets for easy access and regular use. Made..
£32.50
Ex Tax:£27.08
A pair of small and precise, yet strong nickel-plated workshop scissors, made in France, with pointed blades which can be used for all those jobs where embroidery scissors would be too delicate. These are even strong enough for cutting your nails. Hot forged and assembled entirely in France, adjuste..
£34.00
Ex Tax:£28.33
Brand: Wilkinson
12" chrome plated, black lacquered handled, sidebent trimmers for flat working. Good for use as tailor's shears, or for card and paper these are the biggest size standard tailor's shear made in Sheffield by William Whiteley & Sons, scissor makers since 1760, or for at least 11 generations. With ..
£285.00
Ex Tax:£237.50
Brand: Wilkinson
Chrome plated, black lacquered handles, side-bent for flat working available in 10" or 12" lengths. The properly curved and tensioned blades will make short work of the widest reams of fabric, paper, or card, and the large bolts and machine screws make for easy re-adjustment. Made in Sheffield by Wi..
£145.00
Ex Tax:£120.83
Brand: Small items
9 inch paper scissors of fine ground high carbon tools steel with a low friction easy clean protective coating. Made in Sheffield by William Whiteley & Sons, scissor makers since 1760, or for at least 11 generations. With over 250 standard patterns covering all uses from general household to for..
£66.00
Ex Tax:£55.00
Brand: Wilkinson
8" chrome plated, black lacquered handles, sidebent trimmers for flat working. Good for use as tailor's shears, or for card and paper - the kind of scissors that used to be seen in almost every school. Made in Sheffield by William Whiteley & Sons, scissor makers since 1760, or for at le..
£74.00
Ex Tax:£61.67
Brand: Wilkinson
8" chrome plated, black lacquered handles, sidebent trimmers for flat working. Good for use as tailor's shears, or for card and paper — the kind of scissors that used to be seen in almost every school. Made in Sheffield by William Whiteley & Sons, scissor makers since 1760, or for at least 11 ge..
£84.00
Ex Tax:£70.00
Brand: Small items
Forged carbon steel snips with fairly narrow curved blades designed to grip the stem being cut. Orange lacquered for visibility if dropped and better protection from corrosion, the blades can nevertheless rust if left in wet, saline, or damp conditions — regular use and a periodic light re-coating w..
£18.00
Ex Tax:£15.00
Brand: William Whiteley
7" nickel plated steel general purpose or household scissor good for domestic and craft use. Made in Sheffield by William Whiteley & Sons, scissor makers since 1760, or for at least 11 generations. With over 250 standard patterns covering all uses from general household to formula one composites, th..
£52.50
Ex Tax:£43.75
Brand: Small items
These elegantly simple embroidery scissors have small, thin and easy-to-handle blades, to allow you to cut threads precisely. Specially designed for left-handers, these scissors are the product of skilled craftsmanship combined with modern production techniques, being hot-forged and finished by hand..
£24.75
Ex Tax:£20.63
Brand: Small items
A pair of mid-weight, beautifully finished eight inch hot forged stainless steel kitchen scissors with matched double pointed blades allowing for finer work and use in areas with tight access towards the tip. Ideal for general purpose kitchen and household use. From the workshops of Cuchillería Pall..
£34.00
Ex Tax:£28.33
Brand: Small items
Fine tipped French embroidery scissors with gold plated and larger handle loops ideal for those with larger hands, or who prefer to hold the scissors further down their fingers, whether for comfort or control. A kind of oversized ‘little monster’. From small workshops in the town of Nogent in the Ha..
£25.00
Ex Tax:£20.83
Brand: Small items
French embroidery scissors in a classic stork pattern and with gold-plated neck, body, and handles. It’s believed that the stork design had its origins in the decoration of umbilical clamps modelled thus after the mythological feathered midwife. From small workshops in the town of Nogent in the Haut..
£24.00
Ex Tax:£20.00
Brand: Toribe Seisakusho
Stainless steel kitchen scissors from Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. Formed of bent, twisted, and hardened stainless steel sheet and possessed of an ingenious simplicity the scissors are held by a sprung pivot which allows them to be easily disassembled by opening slightly beyond nin..
£79.00
Ex Tax:£65.83
Brand: William Whiteley
8.5” stainless steel, integral bottle opener, nut cracker, micro serrated blades for extra grip. Made in Sheffield by William Whiteley & Sons, scissor makers since 1760, or for at least 11 generations. With over 250 standard patterns covering all uses from general household to formula one compos..
£74.00
Ex Tax:£61.67
Brand: William Whiteley
4.5 inch chrome plated hot forged carbon steel sprung looped threadclips. Designed to hang from the finger whilst sewing allowing for regular and easy use. Made in Sheffield by the firm of William Whiteley & Sons, tailor's shear and scissor makers since at least 1760 and generally recognised as ..
£44.00
Ex Tax:£36.67
Brand: Small items
General purpose gardening scissors from Okatsune, Japan, used for pine pruning and thinning evergreens. Remarkably strong, with 57mm blades of carbon steel, yet delicate and accurate. Cut diagonally across branches (not straight across). Try holding with index finger outside the handle for better co..
£59.00
Ex Tax:£49.17
Brand: Small items
Forged carbon steel snips with straight blades - one serrated and one flat ground designed to grip the stem being cut. Orange lacquered for visibility if dropped and better protection from corrosion, the blades can nevertheless rust if left in wet, saline, or damp conditions — regular use and a peri..
£18.00
Ex Tax:£15.00
Brand: Small items
Mid weight carbon steel (meaning they can rust) flower snips, strong enough for cutting and trimming fresh and dried woody flower stems, and the traditional tool used for Ikenobo style flower arranging. Not as strong as secateurs, these are very much a flower collecting and arranging tool used for t..
£29.00
Ex Tax:£24.17
Brand: Small items
Hot forged 6.5” carbon steel pruning scissors with approximately 1 3/8” curved micro serrated blades, green handles, and a hardened pivot. Ideal for small and accurate pruning jobs, especially of green stems, as well as cutting smaller ropes, twine, and ties. Made in Sheffield by the firm of William..
£48.00
Ex Tax:£40.00
Brand: Small items
A pair of simple garden scissors, great for cutting flowers, dead-heading and light pruning, as well as snipping twine whilst in the garden. Sharp, precise blades make for satisfying, clean cuts on softer green stems, whilst the blades are strong enough to cut through woodier stems up to around penc..
£35.00
Ex Tax:£29.17
Brand: Small items
Hand forged, ground, and paired desk scissors from Tanegashima, one of the Ōsumi Islands of the southern coast of Kyushu, and renowned for almost five centuries for the edge tools produced there, be they Tanegashima Hōchō (knives), or Tane-basami (scissors). These small paper scissors have black lac..
£99.00
Ex Tax:£82.50
High quality matt stainless steel facial hair trimmers, with flush-ground blades and serration to one side. The blade length is deliberately kept short for ease of handling and accuracy. Due to the scissor’s micro-denture, every beard hair is reliably detected and can thus be separated particularly ..
£54.00
Ex Tax:£45.00
Brand: Small items
Steel and nickel plated hot forged, hand ground, paired, and finished 8 inch elegant Catalan dressmaking scissors, with one pointed and one rounded tip for detailed work hopefully with minimal potential for snagging. From the workshops of Cuchillería Pallarès the one surviving knife and tool maker i..
£27.00
Ex Tax:£22.50
Brand: Small items
Steel and nickel plated hot forged, hand ground, paired, and finished 5.5 inch Catalan sewing scissors, with one pointed and one rounded tip for detailed work hopefully with minimal potential for snagging. From the workshops of Cuchillería Pallarès the one surviving knife and tool maker in a town on..
£19.00
Ex Tax:£15.83
For the well groomed person — a small (9cm long) pair of nickel-plated nasal hair trimmers with curved blades and rounded tips to avoid wounding delicate skin, great for the precision removal of unwanted whiskers — also very practical for trimming dog hairs. Hot forged and assembled entirely in Fran..
£34.00
Ex Tax:£28.33
Brand: Small items
Nickel plated steel nail scissors 4 inches long with straight blades (the scissors to the left of the image). Hand produced in Catalonia at the workshops of Cuchillería Pallarès the one surviving knife and tool maker in a town once dotted with small manufacturers. Founded in 1917 by brothers Lluís ..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
Brand: Small items
Double curve silver-plated embroidery scissors with small, fine, and easy-to-manage blades that allow you to cut threads precisely. Particularly practical for embroidery, the curved blades allow you to cut threads in delicate places. The curved handles avoid your wrist inhibiting your movements, the..
£30.00
Ex Tax:£25.00
Brand: Small items
There is no doubt that folding scissors have acquired something of a bad reputation in recent years being found amidst the shoddy offerings of airport lounges or upmarket Christmas crackers. These though are an exception, being made by the master scissor makers of Nogent, Haute-Marne, France. The bl..
£69.00
Ex Tax:£57.50
Brand: Small items
French-made, beautifully finished embroidery scissors in a classic stork pattern and with gold-plated neck, body, and handles. It’s believed that the stork design had its origins in the decoration of umbilical clamps modelled thus after the mythological feathered midwife. From small workshops in the..
£29.50
Ex Tax:£24.58
Brand: Small items
7” large handled chrome plated carbon steel couturière, or dressmaker’s pattern cutting scissors made in small workshops in the town of Nogent in the Haute-Marne region of France - a place known for its cutlery and scissor manufacturing since the early 14th century. These hot forged scissors have ac..
£69.50
Ex Tax:£57.92
Brand: Small items
Made from blue Toile de Jouy with a bordeaux bias, this case is perfect for holding your favourite embroidery scissors. It is made from thick canvas in a blue Plaisirs de la Campagne motif. The flap is made of 12 count off-white linen, perfect for embroidering your initials or a small motif. Given t..
£12.95
Ex Tax:£10.79
Brand: Small items
Nickel-plated steel embroidery scissors from France in a classic rabbit pattern. Like the stork, the rabbit is an ancient symbol of fertility — think of its pairing even to this day with eggs, easter, and the celebratory rites of spring — so it's probable this scissor design too shares a similar mat..
£25.50
Ex Tax:£21.25
Brand: Small items
Hand smithied ‘Verdugo’ scissor shears from Spain - traditionally used on sheep, these make ideal light topiary or flower shears. Without an overtightened pivot these designed to be used quickly giving a false impression of looseness but tested on paper they are deceptively effective. From the works..
£55.00
Ex Tax:£45.83
Brand: Small items
Le Petits Monstres embroidery scissors — so called because the disproportion between handles and blades is thought to make them resemble precisely that. Hot forged and assembled entirely in France, the blades bear pairing marks, meaning they were adjusted and paired at the beginning of their fabrica..
£47.50
Ex Tax:£39.58
Brand: Small items
A pair of 4 inch chrome-plated scissors of a pattern originating in Rouen, Northern France. These scissors were traditionally favoured by the cloth merchants of Paris as their double rounded blades neither snagged whilst cutting cloth, nor whilst stored in pockets for easy access and regular use. Ma..
£29.50
Ex Tax:£24.58
Brand: Small items
Maison Sajou's Classic Nᴼ2 (Cats & Dogs) Boîte à Couture, or Sewing Box, with a beautifully constructed box, with a tray insert complete with ribbons for lifting. The set comprises: a pair of embroidery scissors, a nickel plated thimble, ribbon measuring tape, seam ripper, a box of 200 dressmake..
£72.00
Ex Tax:£60.00
Brand: William Whiteley
6.5" dressmaking scissors of nickel plated steel. Forged, ground, and assembled in Sheffield by William Whiteley & Sons, scissor makers since 1760, or for at least 11 generations. With over 250 standard patterns covering all uses from general household to formula one composites, they are except..
£17.50
Ex Tax:£14.58
Brand: Small items
Forged and welded stainless steel kitchen scissors with a semi (not through) serrated lower edge for better grip and a top edge smooth ground to allow effective sharpening - a process further facilitated by the the relative ease of disassembly a nut and bolt pivot allows. From the workshops of Cuchi..
£33.50
Ex Tax:£27.92
Brand: Small items
Heavyweight and beautifully finished hot forged stainless steel kitchen scissors with the lower blade fine serrated for grip and the upper smooth ground to allow effective sharpening - a process further facilitated by the the relative ease of disassembly a nut and bolt pivot allows. From the worksho..
£86.00
Ex Tax:£71.67
Brand: Small items
Heavyweight and beautifully finished hot forged stainless steel kitchen scissors with the lower blade fine serrated for grip and the upper smooth ground to allow effective sharpening - a process further facilitated by the the relative ease of disassembly a nut and bolt pivot allows. From the worksho..
£68.00
Ex Tax:£56.67
Brand: Small items
Rough finished, yet surprisingly delicate hand forged household and hairdressing scissors from Vietnam. Made of carbon steel, with dipped handles for user comfort and a degree of corrosion protection, these can nevertheless rust if left in wet, saline, or damp conditions — regular use and a periodic..
£17.50
Ex Tax:£14.58
Brand: Small items
Nickel plated steel nail scissors 3.5 inches long with curved blades (the slightly shorter scissors to the right). Hand produced in Catalonia at the workshops of Cuchillería Pallarès the one surviving knife and tool maker in a town once dotted with small manufacturers. Founded in 1917 by brothers L..
£18.50
Ex Tax:£15.42
Brand: William Whiteley
3.5" nickel plated nail scissors, with properly curved blades. Made in Sheffield by William Whiteley & Sons, who since 1760, through 11 generations have specialized in the manufacture of fine scissors and shears., who since 1760, through 11 generations have specialized in the manufacture of fine sci..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
High quality matt stainless steel nose hair trimmer with contoured handle, ensuring a secure grip. The 'Klipette' offers a fast and gentle solution for the delicate nasal passages with its concentric blades. To use, simply rotate the handle to easily remove unwanted nose hair. Dovo have been a renow..
£39.50
Ex Tax:£32.92
High quality matt stainless steel nail scissors, with hand-ground, curved blades. Their small size ensures effortless handling, and clean cuts even in tricky places. The grip eyes have been internally rounded off, for a more comfortable grip. Dovo scissors are mainly hand made, with experienced grin..
£35.00
Ex Tax:£29.17
Brand: William Whiteley
A pair of 6.5" bright carbon steel traditional cockade design barber's scissors. Forged and ground in Sheffield by William Whiteley & Sons, scissor makers since 1760, or for at least 11 generations. With over 250 standard patterns covering all uses from general purpose household and wallpaper to..
£48.00
Ex Tax:£40.00
Brand: Small items
Hot forged 6.5” carbon steel pruning scissors with approximately 1 3/8” curved micro serrated blades, a hardened pivot, and a low friction easy clean protective coating. Ideal for small and accurate pruning jobs, especially of green stems, as well as cutting smaller ropes, twine, and ties. Made in S..
£48.00
Ex Tax:£40.00
Brand: William Whiteley
Hot forged 7” chrome plated, dipped handled, side-bent cutting out scissors, ideal for use on flat surfaces, or for the accurate cutting of thicker papers and card as the angled handles help minimise disturbance of the cutting plane. Made in Sheffield by the firm of William Whiteley & Sons, tailor's..
£20.50
Ex Tax:£17.08
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