How many tools ?

[560Dennis]

How many tools on the old scissors?

 

[mhankins]

4?

 

[will-max dairy]

Scissor
Knife
Stiletto
Screwdriver
Bottle opener
and... if they were laying around in a desperate situation...

Prybar
Nail puller
Countersink
Drill
Spokeshave

 

[joeysmith]

Scissor
Knife
Stiletto
Screwdriver
Bottle opener
and... if they were laying around in a desperate situation...

Prybar
Nail puller
Countersink
Drill
Spokeshave

Hammer

 

[wp6529]

Bottle opener twice actually as I see both twist cap and pry cap openers. Early multi-tool basically.

 

[CEP ACB]

Nut cracker ?

 

[DoubleO7]

Paint can opener

What are maybe only handle closing stoppers might be used for threaded nut with perimeter slots ?

 

[Charles in Aus.]

My mother had the exact same pair sometime in the 60's until it broke in the late 70's , it was painted a fire engine red . As I recall dad used one blade to pry some frozen sauages loose so they could defrost more quickly . The blade snapped in two ; they were cast tools . I still remember the ensuing argument !
Thanks for the memory .

 

[Dusty MI]

My mother had a pair in the 50't, the handles were red, and they had a notch in the blades near the swivel for cutting chicken leg bones when roasting.

 

[Mule Meat]

Mom always called them poultry shears.
Used them for cutting up feathered birds to opening bottles and jars.

 

[RedMF40]

My mother had the exact same pair sometime in the 60's until it broke in the late 70's , it was painted a fire engine red . As I recall dad used one blade to pry some frozen sauages loose so they could defrost more quickly . The blade snapped in two ; they were cast tools . I still remember the ensuing argument !
Thanks for the memory .

Brings to mind a recent story from the UK about a man trying to pry apart frozen burger patties. The knife slipped and delivered a fatal blow to him. Don’t understand how the rest of the drama unfolded because he apparently had time to call for help before too much blood loss but died without trying to get help.

 

[Phil T]

On flea bay

 

[Dusty MI]

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On flea bay

It looks like they can also "come" apart.

 

[Jim in NC]

How many tools on the old scissors?

We have one. Used it to cut open a shipping envelope this week.

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

Scissor
Knife
Stiletto
Screwdriver
Bottle opener
and... if they were laying around in a desperate situation...

Prybar
Nail puller
Countersink
Drill
Spokeshave

...and they perform exactly NONE of those functions well... We had a pair just like that around the house when I was a kid. You couldn't even cut butter with them.

 

[560Dennis]

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On flea bay

is this the chicken bone buster ?

 

[560Dennis]

Brings to mind a recent story from the UK about a man trying to pry apart frozen burger patties. The knife slipped and delivered a fatal blow to him. Don’t understand how the rest of the drama unfolded because he apparently had time to call for help before too much blood loss but died without trying to get help.

Oh my !

 

[SkipperII]

My better half can make short work of a Dungeness crab with a pair of those. And they make an excellent weapon, if you try to sneak a piece of crab.

 

[BillinCentralMO]

My better half can make short work of a Dungeness crab with a pair of those. And they make an excellent weapon, if you try to sneak a piece of crab.

Good lord. The poor chicken .

 

[caterpillar guy]

I never thought much of the ones mom had. Just a bit better than a stone and hammer to cut string. other wise were pretty useless.