Editing Scissors (section)

====United Kingdom====

Sheffield was home to the first mass production of scissors beginning in 1761. By the 19th century there were an estimated 60 steel scissor companies in Sheffield. However, since the 1980s, industry globalization and a shift towards cheaper, mass-produced scissors created price deflation that many artisanal manufacturers could not compete with. The Sheffield scissor industry consisted of just two local companies in 2021.<ref>[https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/scissor-making/ Scissor-Making: Red List of Endangered Crafts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106192118/https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/scissor-making/ |date=2022-01-06 }}, British Heritage Crafts Association. Retrieved 11/27/21</ref>

The two remaining Sheffield scissor manufacturers are William Whiteley, founded in 1760,<ref>[https://www.whiteley.co.uk/heritage/ William Whiteley: Heritage.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106192120/https://www.whiteley.co.uk/heritage/ |date=2022-01-06 }} Retrieved 12/04/21</ref> and [[Ernest Wright (scissors maker)|Ernest Wright]], which was established in 1902. Both now focus on high-end/niche crafting of "products for life" rather than mass production.<ref>Floyd, Charlie (2021-04-04) [https://www.businessinsider.com/why-traditional-sheffield-scissors-scissors-are-so-expensive-2020-4 "Why Ernest Wright Scissors are so expensive"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107035320/https://www.businessinsider.com/why-traditional-sheffield-scissors-scissors-are-so-expensive-2020-4 |date=2022-01-07 }}. Business Insider. Retrieved 11/27/21</ref> Between these two firms it is estimated that there are no more than ten "putter-togetherers" or "putters" who are the master-trained craftspeople responsible for high quality Sheffield scissor assembly.<ref>[https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/scissor-making/ Scissor-Making: Red List of Endangered Crafts] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106192118/https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/scissor-making/ |date=2022-01-06 }}, British Heritage Crafts Association. Retrieved 11/27/21</ref> In 2020, Ernest Wright was recognized with the Award for Endangered Crafts by the British Heritage Crafts Association.<ref>Carpenter, Daniel (2020-10-08), [https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/winners-of-the-2020-heritage-crafts-awards/ "Winners of the 2020 Heritage Crafts Awards"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106192121/https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/winners-of-the-2020-heritage-crafts-awards/ |date=2022-01-06 }}. Retrieved 11/27/21</ref>