J. Wiss & Sons Co.
Booklets, flyers, and ads from the 1920s.
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Price lists

51-25 thumbnail A 1925 catalog for Shears, Scissors, Tinners Snips, Razors. Despite the word razors on the cover, there are no razors inside. This PDF file was made from cropped photographs taken of the catalog in the Smithsonian American History archives. 80 pages. Possibly 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Catalog pages are also available in web-size and full-size jpegs for your use.
51-27 thumbnail A small 1927 catalog for Shears, Scissors, Tinners' Snips, Pruning Shears. 48 pages. Catalog pages are also available in web-size and full-size jpegs for your use.
pricelist1929 thumbnail Price Sheet to Dealers: March 1929. This was a companion to Catalog 52-29, but was distributed separately. 6 pages. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2".

Letters

GardeningToolsCoverLetter1928 thumbnail Gardening Tools Catalog Cover Letter dated August 10, 1928. A form cover letter for a proof of a new jobbers salesmen's catalog page on Wiss Gardening Tools. Also [jpeg].
CatalogLetter1929 thumbnail #52-29 Catalog Price List Cover Letter dated May 1, 1929. This was the cover letter for the price list above. Also [jpeg].

Dealer Marketing

W407 thumbnail "Wiss Shears and Scissors, Advertised in Newspapers and Magazines, Read by 12,641,000: This Advertising is for YOU, Mr. Dealer." This 12 page booklet for dealers is filled with the ads that Wiss was planning to run in the Fall of 1923 in newspapers and women's magazines. A list of the publications and their circulation, and a page showing dealer displays available are included. It measures 9-1/2" x 12-1/2". Available in PDF and slide show jpegs.
77 thumbnail "Wiss: National Advertising means More Sales for You, Read the Advertisements and List of Publications Inside this Folder." This 12 page circa 1927 folder is an improved version of the above. While it still has the ads that Wiss was running in newspapers and women's magazines, the pages devoted to them has been reduced and replaced with display materials and anecdotes on increasing sales. A list of the publications and their circulation, and two pages showing dealer displays available are included. The covers measure 9" x 13". Available in PDF and slide show jpegs.

Catalog Pages

1925-tin-snips-catalog-page thumbnail A page section in a 1925 Channon Company catalog that lists with prices Wiss Tinners' Snips.

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