Scissors

Found in England, Germany and Italy

Sheffield England, became a scissor manufacturing city in 1760 beginning with William Whiteley and Sons. The Father of Modern Scissors, Robert Hinchliffe from London, began producing a modern style pivot scissors in 1761. He put a signboard in Cheney Square proclaiming himself as “fine scissor manufacturer”.

Soligen, Germany, often called “The City of Blades” has been the center for the manufacturing of scissors since medieval times. At the end of the 18th century there were over 300 scissorsmiths in Soligen. Friedrich Herder, founded in Solingen in 1727, is one of the oldest scissor manufacturers.

Erba, Italy is home to the Italian scissor manufacturer Betakut since 1955. The black handled Betakut Kingshead scissors were often used for sewing.