This firm, incorporated in 1955, was at Infirmary Road, Rawmarsh, near Rotherham (though it later had a Sheffield office in Church Street).  Products included pinking shears.  However, in the 1970s – faced with Far Eastern imports of plastic bow (lightweight) scissors – it introduced ‘Shearline 2000’ scissors.   Patented by Brennand Gunson (1923-1984), this design had a plastic body, with stainless steel blades moulded in, combined with a snap clip and pivot (which allowed separation for easy cleaning).  In 1986, Russell won a Design Council Mobil Corporation award for small firms (worth £10,000).  But Russell was bankrupt in 1995 and acquired by Kutrite.