Vintage Pruning Shears - Made in Italy

[Car hobby]

Mine are not Italian shears. I’ve got a couple of my great grandparents garden pruners. One pair is Lakeside brand. They were sold by Montgomery Wards. I really like the brass springs. You can only see the "L" and part of "side."

The second pair is made by Seymour Smith and Sons. I replaced the leather handle closing strap when I cleaned them up. I imagine both are close to 100 years old. I wish that I could date them. Both hold a sharp edge and work great pruning vegetables, flowers, or small shrubbery.

 

[RTM]

The second pair is made by Seymour Smith and Sons. I replaced the leather handle closing strap when I cleaned them up. I imagine both are close to 100 years old. I wish that I could date them.

Catalogs here, looks the their pair is in the second oldest catalog.

Seymour Smith & Son, Inc. : Manufacturers of Pruning Shears, Spoke Shaves, Bench Hooks, Bull Rings, Cattle Leaders, Etc. : 1920 : Seymour Smith & Son : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

4 p., illus., 27.2 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

 

[Car hobby]

Catalogs here, looks the their pair is in the second oldest catalog.

Seymour Smith & Son, Inc. : Manufacturers of Pruning Shears, Spoke Shaves, Bench Hooks, Bull Rings, Cattle Leaders, Etc. : 1920 : Seymour Smith & Son : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

4 p., illus., 27.2 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

Thank you. The catalog is cool. I did not see Model No 125 listed. I checked Internet Archive and didn't see another catalog. Maybe there is one out there.

 

[Targa68]

Used these today.
Not sure how old they really are.

Seymour Smith & Son
Oakville Conn.
U.S.A

NO.09
Pat. No. 28070807

 

[Lassen Forge]

Back to the original post, they're called Volute springs. I inherited a french side cutter that was the twin to your italian one, and it's ONLY downfall is you had to store it in a sheath as there was NO locking catch on it... They're still common over here, usually if you have to replace it (All of us out here have at least one), you go to the local ag supply to get one, before the pruning season starts. By the way - be prepared to shell out the euros.

 

[four.cycle]

Used these today.
Not sure how old they really are.

Seymour Smith & Son
Oakville Conn.
U.S.A

NO.09
Pat. No. 28070807

patent 2807087 Sep 24 1957 Harold H. Smith

the patent would have expired in 1974, so one could reasonably assume that your pair date from somewhere between 1956 and 1974.