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The Reference Section & Marketplace => Scissors And Shears => Topic started by: hutch-- on October 26, 2020, 01:01:58 AM

Title: Restored Peltex shears that were owned by an old friend that has passed away
Post by: hutch-- on October 26, 2020, 01:01:58 AM
The younger brother of an old friend that passed away some time ago brought up from the country one of her pairs of German made Peltex dressmakers shears and after a little TLC they have shaped up in very good condition. I maintained both pairs for her for over 30 years but they will never be used again, just kept as a memento for an old friend.

(https://i.postimg.cc/XXjdZssB/Peltex.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XXjdZssB)
Title: Re: Restored Peltex shears that were owned by an old friend that has passed away
Post by: Schneiderfrei on October 26, 2020, 08:48:39 AM
That's a well made pair of shears. I have never heard of Peltex before Hutch.
Title: Re: Restored Peltex shears that were owned by an old friend that has passed away
Post by: hutch-- on October 26, 2020, 05:30:52 PM
They are a nice piece of German engineering, cutting edges are high speed steel and they rarely ever need sharpening. She bought them over 30 years ago and paid a fortune for them but used them all of her working life and the main reason why they were resharpened was due to accidents like cutting through pins.

All I did was give them a quick scrub and rematch the ends, they did not need sharpening. They are now very rare, a full internet search only found 2 old images.
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