J. Wiss & Sons Co.
Catalog sheets, price lists, booklets, and ads from the 1910s.

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Catalogs

1915catalog thumbnail This circa 1915 catalog for the trade covers shears, scissors, razors, tinner snips, pruning shears, and cutlery. Includes 31 pages on straight razors and strops starting on catalog page 46. A catalog with a similar cover was printed in 1911. On page two a picture of the factory is dated 1912. In 1914 J Wiss bought R Heinisch. This catalog includes products that were Heinisch. Hence circa 1915. All items include trade prices. This was a period of very stable prices. Catalog pages are also available in web-size and full-size jpegs for your use.

Booklets

SimplexBoltTailorShears thumbnail A folded card describing the "Simplex" Bolt Tailor Shears. Once face describes the bolt. Another lists the line of tailors' shears that use this bolt. Includes prices. Folded 5-5/8" x 3-1/4".

Correspondence

InvoiceForPrunerHook1913 thumbnail Invoice For Pruner Hook 1913
EnvelopeFromJWiss1915 thumbnail Envelope From J Wiss 1915
PriceListCoverLetter1916 thumbnail Price List Cover Letter 1916
BonebrakeHdweInvoice1916 thumbnail Bonebrake Hardware Invoice dated 1916. Also in 300 DPI JPG.

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