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If you watch Ebay sometimes you can get them for about $25.00 on there.

After reading this post, I checked my Gingers....made in Mexico! I bought them about five years ago, and I love them! They are such a treat to use. Prior to that, I used a pair of Wiss scissors and a pair of Wiss pinkers. They both still work well and they are about 40 years old. I also have two pair of Mundial, but I don't consider them "good" scissors. When I worked in a fabric store years ago, we often times sold them in sets of three sizes for next-to-nothing.

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Originally Posted by Jan in VA (Post 6512691)

Anyone heard of Mundial scissors? I acquired a left-handed pair from the former owner of the shop I owned in TX a decade ago. They were used often at our cutting stations when the rotary cutters were not the right tool. The Mundial brand looks almost exactly like Ginghers and is sold at this knife site in what they call their Brazil series.

Good information on how the scissors are made and all reviewers give them 5 stars.
http://www.knifecenter.com/item/MU83...ewing-Scissors

Jan in VA

Hi Jan, I really like the mundial scissors too. I have all the sizes and shapes of the gingers, but honestly, I reach for these first. I especially like the thread snips they make. I use them for piecing all the time. The large size cuts batting better than any other pair I own.

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Originally Posted by FroggyinTexas (Post 6512114)

I have just spoken with a representative from Gingher. Fiskar did buy the company out some time ago.
Gingher was a privately held company. The rep told me that there are two weights of Gingher scissors now. The all metal ones are forged in Italy. Whatever the others are made of are made in Taiwan. The country of origin (not the words distributed by) is marked on the scissor. If you have a question about your Ginghers, you can contact the company by calling the 800 number listed on the Website. Gingher warranties are still in full force. You can find out about them on the Website or by phone. The Gingher Website and the phone contact are among the easiest to navigate that I have dealt with. froggyintexas

Do you think they would tell me who could sharpen my Ginghers? I have a pair I bought in the '70 they are engraved with Gingher in fancy letters and stamped with Chrome Brazil. The other pair I bought about 20 years ago and they are not identified as Ginghers but I know they are. Anyway the have needed sharpening for a long time and I was told that if you sent the to Gingher they would sharpen them for free, I just never sent them off.

Guess I'm definitely taking better care of mine ✂️ and keeping them sharp. Time ⏰ to make the scrappy scissor guards I saw on a blog. Also glad I have them in a lot of sizes. Thanks for the :( heads up.