Telephone scissors carbon steel
Description:
A versatile tool: telephone scissors.
The unusual name is a throwback to the 1920s, when these scissors were regularly used in households to cut telephone lines. There is also a notch in the lower blade for this purpose, which prevents the cable from slipping. To ensure that they can cut copper cables for a long time to come, the blades have been hardened to 57-58 HRC. The advantage for you is that the scissors stay sharper for longer; but they can also be easily resharpened thanks to the screw (instead of rivets) used to hold the blades together.
Technical Information
Material: carbon steel
Total length: 130 mm
Blade length: 50 mm
Weight: 50 g
More details
Knives and scissors from the ‘City of Blades’, Solingen.
The manufacture of high-quality blades made the ‘City of Blades’, Solingen, world-famous. Favourable local conditions – the dense forests of the surrounding hills and the seemingly endless power of the many streams and rivers – ensured that a metalworking industry emerged in the then small town very early on (in the 7th century AD). Charcoal and water power were the basic requirements for the production of the blades initially known as ‘Cologne swords’. However, over time and with a growing reputation, Solingen emancipated itself from the commercial metropolis located south of it on the Rhine, and today it is the only city in the world with a trademarked name. Together with Remscheid and Wuppertal, Solingen forms one of the largest metal clusters in Europe.
Carbon steel scissors. By Carl Schwarte.
For more than 100 years, the small family business Carl Schwarte has been supplying scissors and knives, which have been handmade almost unchanged since the company was founded in 1910 (now in its fourth generation), primarily to commercial customers from a wide range of industries. The cutting tools from the north of Solingen are surprisingly affordable, robust and extremely functional. They are forged from carbon steel, making them particularly easy to sharpen, but they do require occasional oiling to prevent them from developing a rust film. The scissors lose their shine over time, but they develop a beautiful patina with use instead.
The manufacture of high-quality blades made the ‘City of Blades’, Solingen, world-famous. Favourable local conditions – the dense forests of the surrounding hills and the seemingly endless power of the many streams and rivers – ensured that a metalworking industry emerged in the then small town very early on (in the 7th century AD). Charcoal and water power were the basic requirements for the production of the blades initially known as ‘Cologne swords’. However, over time and with a growing reputation, Solingen emancipated itself from the commercial metropolis located south of it on the Rhine, and today it is the only city in the world with a trademarked name. Together with Remscheid and Wuppertal, Solingen forms one of the largest metal clusters in Europe.
Carbon steel scissors. By Carl Schwarte.
For more than 100 years, the small family business Carl Schwarte has been supplying scissors and knives, which have been handmade almost unchanged since the company was founded in 1910 (now in its fourth generation), primarily to commercial customers from a wide range of industries. The cutting tools from the north of Solingen are surprisingly affordable, robust and extremely functional. They are forged from carbon steel, making them particularly easy to sharpen, but they do require occasional oiling to prevent them from developing a rust film. The scissors lose their shine over time, but they develop a beautiful patina with use instead.
€25.00
Incl. 19% VAT
Delivery time:
2-3 Working Days
Availability:
In stock
SKU:
501028
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