Wiss (J Wiss and Sons)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Wiss (1848-1976) specialised in the production of scissors and shears. Wiss is now part of Cooper Industries.
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About Collecting Scissors:
It is still relatively uncommon for people to collect scissors and this gives the hobby many advantages. The key advantage being that interesting antique (100 year old +) and vintage (50-100 years old) scissors can be acquired for very little money. Almost all of the scissors shown on this blog were purchased cheaply, about $5 for a vintage pair, about $10 for an antique pair--for a mixed lot the per scissor price is often only about a dollar. As I am not interested in museum specimen quality, but actually prefer tools that have seen use, wear and even repair, I have acquired a large and interesting collection primarily of larger vintage linear design scissor--the kind I find most attractive.
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2 comments:
"This'll be the last time I ever do your hair." - Scissor Sisters (Laura)
Nice post.thanks for posting it..sharpening scissors
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