by Wiss 1912
This 1911 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. On page two a picture of the factory is dated 1911. All items include trade prices. This was a period of very stable prices. Catalog pages are also available in PDF.
This 1912 catalog for the trade covers shears, scissors, razors, tinner snips, pruning shears, and cutlery. It is very similar to the 1911 catalog. Only five pages are different. See differences. Includes 31 pages on straight razors and strops starting on catalog page 46. On page two a picture of the factory is dated 1912. All items include trade prices. Catalog pages are also available in PDF.
This circa 1917 catalog for the trade covers shears, scissors, razors, tinner snips, and pruning shears. Razors are on pages 54-72, and strops on pages 73-83 and 89-90. This has the most strop pictures of any catalog. There are no prices in this catalog. The outbreak of WWI ended the period of stable prices and the price of bar steel about doubled in 1916. See Table of Bar Steel Prices. Catalog pages are also available in PDF.
This 1919 catalog for the trade covers shears, scissors, razors, tinner snips, and pruning shears. Includes 29 pages on straight razors and strops starting on catalog page 62. There are no prices in this catalog. See corresponding 1920 price list. Catalog pages are also available in PDF.
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" × 3-1/4".
1914 Wiss Window Display at Ludlow & Squier from the July 1914 issue of Hardware Dealer's Magazine. The display was at 97 Market Street, Newark.
