We had a lovely meeting today - more of that in a later post. During the meeting I had an interesting chat with Christine, one of our members, about scissors. Now, I was very remiss and didn't get a photo - too busy chatting, but she had a lovely little box... In this box she had a pair of handmade scissors and a 1921 shilling with a magnet attached for pins and needles; there was also a needle case that fitted across the top of the box.
It was so lovely and I learnt that her scissors were from the Ernest Wright Company in Sheffield. Ernest Wright were established in 1902 and are a small company dedicated to making handmade scissors and shears. It's great that a skilled craft such as this is still going in the world of mass produced items. I would recommend you have a look at their website (link above), it makes for an interesting read and if you are so inclined you can order scissors - but there's a waiting list! I spent a happy half an hour mooching around the site learning all about their history and products. Have a look!Ernest Wright 1880-1954
That's a BIG pair of scissors!
