Tools and Machines by Charles Barnard

Author:Charles Barnard
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: Silver, Burdett and company
Published: 1903-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Manicure Scissors

first used in clipping the wool from the backs of sheep, and were called sheep-shearing tools, or simply shears. Before their invention all the wool was cut off with rude stone or flint knives. As the knife would cut only one

little flock of wool at one stroke, the shears must have seemed to be a truly wonderful improvement. No doubt, even the sheep thought the shears were better than the terrible dull stone knives.

The invention of scissors came long after the invention of shears, and they were no doubt welcomed as a very great improvement over the older tools. At first scissors seem to have been small, awkward things, with straight blades and handles. Now they are made in many different styles, shapes and sizes, and are adapted to a great variety of uses. Some have bent blades, others curved or bent handles, some are long, some very thick and short, some have rings for the fingers or thumb. The newspaper man may use a pair twelve inches long, and the dressmaker or the salesman at the ribbon counters may use a pair that will slip into the pocket. The surgeon has a number of very fine scissors for his

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