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Shears & Scissors for Sewing
1900s. Good Housekeeping. Wiss “Stielweld” embroidery scissors
1908 May. Ladies' Home Journal. During dressmaking time good shears are indispensable... Measures 2 1/2" x 5 3/4".
1922. Needlecraft Magazine. Keeping little folks dressed is double pleasure, when you have the helpful, friendly aid of good Wiss Scissors. 2-1/4" x 6"
1923. Needlecraft Magazine. A Cheerful Work Basket
1923. Needlecraft Magazine. So many women are accustomed to
getting along with dull, wabbly, shears — ...
1923. Needlecraft Magazine. You Need Them Every Day!
1925 June. Modern Priscilla. In the Bride's new home and in every home...
1935 Oct. Good Housekeeping. AMAZING how THESE shears SAVE time and money
1935 Nov. Good Housekeeping. Pinking Saves
1936 November. Pictorial Review. The Handiest Scissors in Your Sewing Basket.
1937 May. Woman's Home Companion. FIRST AID to good dressmaking: Wiss Pinking Shears
1938 November 5th. The Saturday Evening Post. They Pink As You Cut - WISS - give your frocks a FASHION FINISH
1940 November. Ladies' Home Journal. Never A Dull Moment
1948 February. Better Homes & Garden. Wiss pinking shears help trim your Budget!
1948 Oct. Good Housekeeping. When you do
this. You need
these Wiss Pinking Shears.
1950. When you sew...why not be Professional It's so easy...with Wiss pinking shears
1951. Wiss Model C Pinking Shears. Now available in 2 sizes
1951 May. Good Housekeeping. It's
sew much more professional to use Wiss Shears and Scissors
1951 May. Ladies' Home Journal. It's
sew much more professional to use Wiss Shears and Scissors
1952. Good Housekeeping. It's such a satisfaction to own the
best!
WISS Pinking Shears
1952 May. Cappers Farmer. 4 part sewing harmony by Wiss
1952. Good Housekeeping. Wiss Pinking Shears put pleasure-plus into sewing
1952 Oct. Country Gentleman. Wiss Pinking Shears — put pleasure-plus into sewing
1952 Nov. Ladies' Home Journal. Wiss Dressmakers Shears — as essential as pins and a pattern!
1953 April. Good Housekeeping. Cut your pattern the professional way with Wiss Dressmaker's Shears
1953 June. Good Housekeeping. Cut your slipcovers the quick, easy way with Wiss Dressmaker's Shears
1953 Oct. Good Housekeeping. Wiss Pinker Fashions...new and fun to make!
1954 January. McCalls Pattern Catalog. Ad on back cover.
1964 February 15th. Vogue. That clean-cut look... Still another smart girl who sews her own attractive wardrobe --
1954 April. Ladies' Home Journal. Wiss Tools of Fashion
1954 May. Good Housekeeping. Make these and dozens more Wiss Pinker Fashions with Wiss Pinking Shears
1954 Oct. Country Gentleman. "Mamma cut it out in no time!"
1957. Good Housekeeping.
New! The Only Shears Of Their Kind In The World! Wiss Skalloping Shears
1957 May. Good Housekeeping. before you cut into that lovely Spring flannel be sure you have the very best shears: Wiss
1958. Any way you cut it-
1958 March. McCalls. Any way you cut it -- straight, pinked or scalloped -- it's better when you have the very best shears: Wiss
1958 October. McCalls. Any way you cut it – straight, pinked or scalloped – it's better when you have the very best shears: WISS inlaid blade shears
1959. Good Housekeeping. Pinking and Skalloping, 2 expert ways...
1959 June. McCalls. Home tasks are easy with these indispensable shears and scissors by Wiss
1959 November. Ladies' Home Journal. Any way you cut it -- straight, pinked or scalloped -- it's better when you have the very best shears: Wiss
1959 November. McCalls. For a Straight Cut, Pinking or Scalloping -- The Very Best Shears are Wiss
1960 October. Farm Journal. Get an edge on better dressmaking with the very best shears Wiss.
1960 November. Ladies' Home Journal. Now! Pink it or Scallop it for ravel-resistant seam finishes with Wiss
1963 April. McCalls. Wiss Cuts Best
1965 December. Woman's Day. Pinking and Skalloping: 2 expert ways to cut a ravel-resistant seam finish – and decorative trimmings, too! Wiss
1967 Feb. Co Ed Magazine. Wiss can be the start of something big
1968 April. Seventeen. There's not much a girl can't do with Wiss.
1973 April. McCalls. The New Wiss Pinking Shears That Last
10 Times Longer!
1973 June. Womans' Day. Wiss shears help
Donald Brooks turn design into dynamite.
1975 October. Family Circle. Why Wiss Contura-Lite Are The Finest Lightweight Shears Money Can Buy.
1976 October. Woman's Day. Wiss Contura-lite Shears. Now in Tortoise-shell.