1872 Buttonhole Cutter (aka Grandma's little shank....)
09-11-2014, 08:35 AM
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1872 Buttonhole Cutter (aka Grandma's little shank....)
Saw this in a listing and since i had not seen one with so much decoration, I went ahead and finally added one of these to the buttonhole cutter collection.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]491157[/ATTACH]
First of all she cleaned up REAL nice
[ATTACH=CONFIG]491158[/ATTACH]
The patent date is clear and crisp
[ATTACH=CONFIG]491159[/ATTACH]
and Boy Howdy!!!! when I opened it up I was surprised and how lethal looking this little beastie was...
(my DD coined the phrase "Grandma's little shank")
[ATTACH=CONFIG]491160[/ATTACH]
The idea here is you move the slider to the number/size you want and then push the blade through the fabric until the little folded back portions hit the fabric.
This thing is still razor sharp....
[ATTACH=CONFIG]491157[/ATTACH]
First of all she cleaned up REAL nice
[ATTACH=CONFIG]491158[/ATTACH]
The patent date is clear and crisp
[ATTACH=CONFIG]491159[/ATTACH]
and Boy Howdy!!!! when I opened it up I was surprised and how lethal looking this little beastie was...
(my DD coined the phrase "Grandma's little shank")
[ATTACH=CONFIG]491160[/ATTACH]
The idea here is you move the slider to the number/size you want and then push the blade through the fabric until the little folded back portions hit the fabric.
This thing is still razor sharp....
09-11-2014, 06:10 PM
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This is the range of buttonhole cutters I have currently
L-R
Hyde Mfg - Domestic - Chisel with interchangeable blades,
D.G. Chase Domestic - Sliding Blade,
C.W. Benson - Domestic - Adjustable Buttonhole Scissors,
D.G. Chase - Tailor/Seamstress - Adjustable buttonhole cutter (missing edge guide),
Wiss and Sons - Professional - Adjustable buttonhole cutter with keyhole and without and edge guide.
L-R
Hyde Mfg - Domestic - Chisel with interchangeable blades,
D.G. Chase Domestic - Sliding Blade,
C.W. Benson - Domestic - Adjustable Buttonhole Scissors,
D.G. Chase - Tailor/Seamstress - Adjustable buttonhole cutter (missing edge guide),
Wiss and Sons - Professional - Adjustable buttonhole cutter with keyhole and without and edge guide.
09-11-2014, 07:11 PM
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Ohh!! I want Grandma's shank! LOL Can you imagine a Hollywood movie with a gangster grannie being the master mind of a billion dollar enterprise of sewers! Can you imagine that last scene that is the reveal then realizing that almost everyone with a sewing machine or basket could be a member.... Neat tool! I'll have to keep an eye out. 
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