Robert Bush Antiques has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
There is the Dutch silver hallmark of a dagger on both handles, which dates the scissors to pre 1905, and there is also a maker’s mark which is unfortunately indistinguishable - they weigh 32 grams.
It is said that these scissors were given as presents to pregnant women and they were put on the mantelpiece to await the day of birth. Either the scissors were meant to cut the umbilical cord at the birth, or they were meant to thread the ribbon into the baby’s first clothes. It’s not really clear which of these stories is true, you can find references to both theories.
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Robert Bush Antiques has dated this piece to the Victorian era.
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Antique Dutch Silver Stork Baby Scissors C1900
