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Old 09-06-2011, 01:45 AM
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Fixedgearhead
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Originally Posted by birdgirl
I so covet those scissors! What a guy.
I grew up in a scissor family. My Father was the West coast Sales Representative for J.Wiss & Sons. Scissors and Shears. Some of the best scissors ever made in America. When he passed away, I acquired a large batch of them of various types and they were spread around between my four siblings and myself. The Wiss Company no longer is family owned and the scissors are now made offshore. Sad, that a 150 year old company could not stay in business, but that is the nature of our manufacturing capability today.
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