1861 I. M. Beeton xxxi. 802 Grape-scissors, a melon-knife and fork, and nutcrackers, should always be put on table, if there are dishes of fruit requiring them.
1881 R. D. Blackmore (1882) iii ‘Father’, cried Rose..running up to him, with her long grape-scissors in her hand.
1887 20 Jan. 38/3 Baskets of fruit ornamented either end of the table, and the grape-scissors were in the form of a solemn-looking stork.