Bought them at a yard sale for $5.00 along with a silver match safe box. They belonged to the mother and father of the man who sold them to me. His parents hand pasted and he was clearing out the last of their belongings. He said the his parents traveled a lot and bought both items on their travels. It does not have any info marks but beautiful design. It is not sharp enough to cut anything. And is flat on one side and has a ledge on the other when open. I tried looking it up. Thought maybe something to do with cherries as you can see what looks like cherries on the handles. But just got more confused. Any help you can give me on what it is and where it may have came from would be greatly appreciated. I tested it for silver and it is not. Thanks in advance.
I think they are for trimming flowers after they are cut from the main plant. ~ If no one else knows P-Ivy may know because they look a bit Victorian to me.
Not might be.....are !!! My Aunt always had these on the dinner table to neatly cut a little stem off a large bunch of grapes .....very classy !!!
Thanks Komo I had tried it on cherry & grape stem before and found I had to yank on them to pull it apart. But I tried them again today but putting the grape stem way to the back of the scissors and they worked like a gem. Thanks so much. Now I can do some more research on them. Do you have any idea where they may have been made or when? And I am thinking Victorian as well. Any more thoughts.
Any of these I've ever held have all seemed to be stuck or tight , and none moved freely. Why? Dunno ! The mfg and design look later than Victorian to me .....but so far I can't place them.
Thanks everyone for your help. Thanks Komo These are not stuck or tight. They work quit well now that I figured out how to use them. Hum later than Victorian. I will keep looking. Thanks
