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The firm was established in 1902 by Ernest Wright Sr., the son of a local scissors-borer. [2] Scissors and shears made by Ernest Wright are marketed to artisans, hobbyists and collectors. The brand's range includes Turton kitchen scissors, stork-shaped embroidery scissors, and shears for tailors and dressmakers.
Meerut scissors are particularly used for garment making and other domestic uses. All parts of the scissors are pre-used in some other form. [1] For example, the blades are made from recycled carbon steel sourced from scrap metal, which may be salvaged from old railway rolling stock, automobiles or other sources.
In the early 1920s the cutlery business faced a serious setback as Germany was permitted to export shears and scissors duty-free to the United States. The idea behind this was to help Germany pay back its World War I debts. As a consequence, German shears sold at half the price of American made shears. [4]
Throughout its history it remained in Westcott family hands until it was purchased by Acme Shear Co. in 1968, [2] which later changed its name to Acme United Corporation. [ 3 ] Because Westcott was such a strong brand , Acme United started selling dozens of other school and office items , like scissors, pencil sharpeners and paper trimmers ...
Pivoted scissors were not manufactured in large numbers until 1761, when Robert Hinchliffe of Sheffield produced the first pair of modern-day scissors made of hardened and polished cast steel. His major challenge was to form the bows; first, he made them solid, then drilled a hole, and then filed away metal to make this large enough to admit ...
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Hoffritz was well known for selling Swiss Army knives.Near Hoffritz's end in 1993-94, its Swiss Army knife suppliers cut them off for non-payment. Precise International resumed supplying them on a "pay as you go" basis (despite still being owed a significant sum), knowing it was their only chance.
Richardson Sheffield is a major supplier of kitchen knives and scissors to the United Kingdom market. It is owned by the Dutch Amefa group. Established in 1839, the company is headquartered in Sheffield and through many takeovers and successful marketing of its Laser brand in the 1980s [1] became the number one knife brand in the UK. [2]