Scissors bring more convenience and utility into our lives than we give them credit for. We bring you the best in scissors and cutting tools, so lets explore where cutting products came from. Do you know who invented scissors?
Most historians believe scissors were invented in Egypt around 1500 b.c. The primitive tools were a "spring scissor" type and made of bronze pieces connected at the handles. The first cross-blade scissors were likely invented in Rome around 100 A.D.
During the 19th century, scissors got fancy. Craftsman hand forged the tools with elaborately decorated handles and created blades by hammering them on indented surfaces.
What about a sewing scissors cult fave? That's right. We're talking Pinking Shears. They were invented in 1893 by Louise Austin.
