J. Wiss & Sons Co.
Trade Catalogs, Price Lists and Cut Sheets from 1973-1976

This is a very complete collection of the product line as of the end of Wiss family ownership in 1976.

Catalogs

SS-74R Shears And Scissors, Pinking & Skalloping Shears, Sewing Sets, Personal Grooming Implements And Gift Ideas
Catalog No. SS-74R has 16 pages. Printed February 1975. Catalog pages are also available in web-size and full-size jpegs for your use.
A-868 Price List A-868
November 1975 prices corresponding to the left.
S-74 Snips
Catalog No. S-74 has 8 pages. Printed October 1974. There is also a very similar Catalog No. S-73-74 from October 1973.
A-861 Price List A-861
October 28, 1974 prices corresponding to the left.
GNS-75/76 Garden Shears
Catalog No. GNS-75/76 has 8 pages. There is also a very similar Catalog No. GNS-74-75 from 1974.
A-940 Price List A-940
July 1, 1975 prices corresponding to the left.
GS-73 Scissor Sets, Ladies' Manicure Sets, Men's Grooming Sets, And Gift Ideas
Catalog No. GS-73 has 8 pages. Printed February 1973.
A-824 Price List A-824
May 1, 1974 prices corresponding to the left.
B72/73 Boker Tree Brand: Pocket And Hunting Knives
Catalog No. B72/73 has 12 pages. Printed May 1972.
B-954 Price List B-954
July 1, 1975 prices corresponding to the left.

Cut Sheets

A-619R Metal Wizz Utility Snips
Catalog Page No. A-619R. Printed October 1974.
A-733R Hold And Cut Polyester Shears
Catalog Page No. A-733R. Printed October 1974.
A-737R Wiss introduces... The Hot One: Shears For Heavy Fabrics
Promoting Stock No. 729. Catalog Page No. A-737R. Printed October 1974.
A-860R Introducing... The American Challenger: Keen Edge Shears by Wiss
This was Wiss's first response to the Fiskars invasion. Catalog Page No. A-860R. Printed October 1975.
A-920R Contura-lite 7" #3727 Mini Dressmakers' Shears
The Contura-Lite line was Wiss's higher end response to Fiskars. Catalog Page No. A-920R. Printed May 1975.

Consumer Material

Good Housekeeping May 1976 May 1976 Good Housekeeping ad
Announcing that Contura-lite Shears are now in tortoise-shell.
A-543 Wiss, a wardrobe of shears and scissors that will take you along the road to creative fashion
Form A-543, 4 pages. Shows suggested uses for a variety of shears and scissors. Printed May 1972.

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