They look like my mother's Gingher embroidery scissors - the stork ones.

Google didn't help me at all; I kept coming up with cosmetic stuff.

~ Kit

Here is a link that might be useful: Stork scissors

If you do a google with the subject
"stork scissors" +revlon +Italy

you'll see several photos of the same scissors

I tried that with yahoo search but only came up with ebay auctions mainly. I think she wants to know how to tell how old & how much they are really worth.

Try "stork scissors" with search terms "vintage" or "antique". Ebay auctions can sometimes be helpful to determine a current value range, not always of course. Contact sellers or dealers with questions to see if they are knowledgeable or helpful. Try to find out how long Revlon has been making them, in Italy, could be a clue to potential age.
BlueBars

Can she take them to a jeweller? They would be able to identify the finish and maybe date them that way.

Odd my pair look just like these and they were made in Italy and they have a little leather case but they aren't old...got them three years ago.
Jean

I think that's why she would like to date them. Just because they were in an old sewing maching case doesn't mean they are old. Then again, they could be. I know this kind has been around for years & reproductions are very popular now too.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Quite frankly, I don't thing these scissors have much/any intrinsic worth.....they are of base metal and the ends even appears to be rusted, so I would think them fairly valueless. I don't think them particularly old, but even if they were, substance and condition are of great importance....and, these aren't made of a valuable metal and their condition doesn't appear to be very good.

Thanks Sandra. I hadn't thought of that.

Eh, I have to agree with Sandra. These scissors were quite common in the 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and beyond. I have a pair circa 1970 from my grandmother. They are common, and while pretty, this is exactly why they aren't valuable. There are just too many of them out there. Both of my grandmothers, neither of whom did anything other than occasional mending, had two pairs each.

I think you can get a new (identical to the old) pair for about $10 on Hancock's of Paducah website.

Mary

Substance, rarity, age and condition are pretty much what determine the value of any object not a new one. And, it's sort of a combination of all 4, not just one....something can be quite old but because there are a bunch of them around in better condition, it is of little to no value.....while, something else may be much 'younger', but of lovely quality and somewhat rare, so it has a much greater value. Unfortunately, lots of folks think "it's old, so it's valuable"....not so, I'm afraid...and, of course, the definition of 'old' is even debatable...what IS old? There are lots of things to consider when dealing with antiques, or potential antiques...that's part of what makes if fun.