A scissors-sharpener, and a scythe-sharpener, are the inventions of a
Mr. Moore. The scissors-sharpener is a small pyramidal-shaped instru- ment, made of iron, and having two points on its apex. Placed in a slanting direction between these two points is a piece of steel with a bevelled edge. The scissors are sharpened by holding the sharpener with the left hand, with the steel cutter towards the person, and placing the blade of the scissors upright between the prongs of the sharpener, and drawing the blade from heel to point over the steel cutter. This little instrument is sold in a small box about an inch and a half square.
The scythe-sharpener consists of an iron handle about ten inches long and of three-quarter inch iron, with a fork at one end about three inches in length. Fixed to the extremity of each diverging finger is a piece of polished steel an inch square with bevelled edges, and placed at such an angle as to fit the edge of the scythe. The sharpener is held in the right hand, and the blade passed straight and square between the plates, drawing the sharpener from the heel to the point of the blade until it is brought to an edge. This sharpener is also adapted for hay knives or other large blades.
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