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2. Pinking shears - Wikipedia

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   Before pinking scissors were invented, a pinking punch or pinking iron was used to punch out a decorative hem on a garment. The punch would be hammered by a mallet against a hard surface and the punch would cut through the fabric. [1] [2] In 1874, Eliza P. Welch patented an improved design for a pinking iron, which featured a pair of handles ...

3. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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   1893 Pinking shears. Pinking shears are a type of scissors that have blades of which are sawtoothed instead of straight. Used to cut woven cloth, pinking shears leave a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge. The earliest patent for pinking shears was U.S. patent #489,406 which was issued to Louise Austin of Whatcomb, Washington, on January ...

4. Hairstyling tool - Wikipedia

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   Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, thin plastic, cloth, rope, and wire. Scissors can also be used to cut hair and food. Scissors and shears exist in a wide variety of forms depending on their intended uses. Children's scissors, used only on paper, have dull blades to ensure safety.

5. Scissors - Wikipedia

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   Small scissors which have fine sharp pointed tips, designed to get close to the fabric to effectively snip threads without damaging the material. Embroidery scissors may be elaborately decorated. Pinking shears: for cutting cloth leaving a sawtooth edge, so that the fabric does not fray. Sewing chatelaine scissors

6. Hair clipper - Wikipedia

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   An electric trimmer. Electric hair clippers work in a similar way as manual ones, but are driven by an electric motor which makes the blades oscillate from side to side. [6] They have gradually displaced manual hair clippers in many countries. Three different motor types are used in clipper production: magnetic, rotary and pivot.

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   I've even kicked things up a notch with a new cordless electric scrubber. The Bell & Howell Rechargeable Scrubber Pro Deluxe, now on sale for $40, comes with nine brush heads for cleaning your ...