more[HNW] scissor weights

[Chris Laning]

At 7:17 AM -0600 2/7/02, Mary K Johnston wrote:
>think they're about 19th c.
>
>Cindi Luckett wrote:
>
>>  Does anyone know what "period" these little guys fit
>>  in?  Maybe 20th century?  I was hoping for 17-18thC
>  > but perhaps not....

As scissor attachments, I have no idea. But the kit flyer I mentioned
is based on a 16th (or very early 17th) century pincushion, which was
attached to a sweet bag worked with the same motifs and stitches.
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