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I recently found this pair of scissors that had evidently fallen behind my work bench. I can't remember when I saw them last. In fact, I don't remember ever owning these scissors. Oh well, they look good and function great. Thought you might enjoy a Western Cutlery Co., non-knife topic.

Those are some old scissors you have there, that company had no relation to our Western States Cutlery Co.

Maybe, maybe not, Gene.

Don't forget about the 1925 Western catalog - page 12

If I had to pick a scissors pattern from the examples on that catalog page that most resembles the scissors in question, it would be the lower right corner pattern, #153.

Technically, if the OP scissors had been made for Western from the 1920s, the stamp SHOULD have read WESTERN STATES CUTLERY. Based on that tidbit, Gene is PROBABLY correct in saying that "this" scissors and stamp were not associated with WSC.

Western started making their own folders in 1919 an their own fixed blades in 1928. As scissors are kinda between a folder and a fixed blade, I could see Western making their own scissors as run-up "transition" period. However they WOULD have used the correct stamp of the era - Western States.

I suspect that Western's scissor and shears options were contracted out. Germany would have been a logical source in the 1920s.

Until someone turns up a set of Western scissors/shears with the original box, it'll stay in the speculation category.

Goins states Western Cutlery Co Germany was a mark of Wiebush and Hilger circa 1876-1914. I would suspect the Germany wasn't used until after the 1890 tariff act. Goins could also be mistaken, but Wiebush & Higer used the Western Cutlery Co mark with several different country of origin marks.

A BIG thank you to ALL for the information on these scissors.
The 1876 or 1890-1914 date span makes sense as that is when
some of the family arrived from Germany. I am sure that these
scissors made the trip with one of them.