I always liked my grandfather's desk. It had lots of cubbyholes and there were interesting things in there. I associate the scissor set pictured here with that desk, although at 10.25" in length, it might have been too long for a cubbyhole. And in truth, I don't know whether it was Rosmer or Evelyn who held official claim to the set. I have no idea how old it is, nor from whence it came. I don't think it was a terribly expensive set, and I would guess it to be from the first half of the 20th century, so not a family heirloom until I took possession of it and deemed it so.The scissors themselves are marked "Premier Cutlery, Inc., Germany." Make what you will of that. The case strives to look like leather, but isn't. The letter opener is pretty sharp though, and the scissors work just fine. I'm sure both of my grandparents Kerr got plenty of use from them. When I see them, I imagine my grandmother snipping an article from the newspaper at her kitchen table in the house on Lake Shore Road, or my grandpa opening the mail.
3 comments:
TK, thanks for sharing this scissor set ---- brought back memories of a set my Aunt Gail had --- the set and my Aunt Gail were special to me.
Expensive or not; Old or not. Either way, the set is gorgeous and you're lucky to have it. Thanks for sharing it.
~Regina
Absolutely amazing photo and history of the scissor and letter opener set. Thanks for sharing.
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