| 10-1/2 inch Gold Plated Presentation Shears |
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| To be engraved and used at a ribbon cutting. I bought this pair in the early 1970s when gold was $44/ounce. |
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| 10N - "N" Heavy Pattern |
| 15 1/2" full length, 8 inch cut with Wiss Simplex Shear Bolt (allowing them to be taken apart for removing lint and dust). This appears to have been restored with new paint. It was sold on the UK eBay for $59, but shipping to the US would have doubled that. |
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| 27 - 7" Dressmakers Bent Trimmers |
| I bought this pair as these are a good example of the workmanship during the period 1963-1976 when these were made. The packaging is some sort of pegboard holder. The 12 lovely pictures were taken by the eBay seller. |
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| 3 Nail Nippers |
| In my brother's collection. |
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| 5N Tailor Shears |
| I thought this seller did a nice job with the many pictures. |
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| ATT Roller Shears |
| US Patent 1,757,173 was assigned to ATT. J Wiss made these for them. The patent calls this a Combined Cutter and Pressure Roller Device Issued: May 6, 1930. See patent. |
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| Cowhide Nail Set |
| In my brother's collection. |
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| Embroidery Scissor |
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| When this passed through eBay in May 2011, I did not have any old catalogs. I thought that this must have been Italian made, but not so labeled. In later years anything ornate was made over there. So I didn't bid. Now I find it in my 1915 catalog on page 34. |
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| Embroidery |
| These were so lovely that I bought them. Later I found them on Page 34 of the 1915 catalog. |
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| FH-1 Flower Holding Shears |
| The first of the flower holding shears. This pair is in my collection. It needs to be cleaned up and then photographed by me. The set screw is used to hold the shears in the closed position. This is the only FH-1 that I have seen pass through eBay. This is not in any catalog that I've seen. |
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| FH-2 Flower Holding Shears |
| The second in the progression of flower holding shears. It also came nickel plated. It can be seen in the 1934 catalog on page 65 and in the 1937 catalog on page 44. No flower holding shears appears in the 1930 catalog. |
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| FH-3 Flower Holding Shears |
| Norman F Wiss Jr had this one copied from a design of Clauss Shears'. It was probably released in June 1948, based on the date on the instructions that were included with it. It had about a year overlap with the FH-4. It was gone by September 1954. It could only cut lightweight branches, and it could have been expensive to make. |
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| FH-4 Flower Holding Shears |
| Both of these pairs are rare. The gold plated must have been done for a special purpose. And the chrome one has a rivit. The rivit was only used for its first year of manufacture. After that a Philips screw was used. The shear was designed by Norman F Wiss Jr and a product developer in Florham Park, NJ. The product's introductory flyer is dated September 1952. The style remained unchanged through to 1976. In the 1950s they were shipped in a box with a folded insert. These are in a family collection. |
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| FS-4 Folding Scissors |
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| This is in my brother's collection, hence photographed here. |
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| GS-3 Sweetheart Set |
| I have this set pictured in December ads for 1957-1959. Ad copy: Lovely heart-shaped case adapted from a unique French design with two essentials of sewing—7" dressmakers' shears and 5" sewing-embroidery scissors. Colors: Nile Green, Caribbean Blue, Tapestry Red, Primrose Yellow, Sahara Tan, or Ivory. It retailed for $9.95 at the time. It remained in the catalog through to 1976. At the end colors were reduced to R-Holiday Red, P-Shocking Pink, B-Como Blue, Y-Tropic Yellow. And the suggested retail price was up to $23.95. Pictured here is Sahara Tan. |
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| Model 605 |
| These have such lovely curves. And the photographer took nice pictures. So I kept the pictures. It is a very early pair. I did not bid. |
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| Silver Plated Pinking Shears |
| I have no idea why such an item exists. Pairs passed through in January 2008 and December 2009. |
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| Stork Embroidery Scissor |
| This was a popular style over the years. Based on the sleeve these were definitely made after 1943, and probably before 1948. This would appear to be old enough that it was made by J Wiss. In later years these were made in Italy. |
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