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Wiss – Scissors and snips. Acquired by Cooper in 1976. Xcelite – Electronics tools such as general and specialized screwdrivers and pliers. Acquired by Cooper in 1973. For Hand Tool portfolio, since 2018, Company has decided to focus 3 major brands such as Crescent, Gearwrench and SATA globally.
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Scissors cut material by applying at the cutting location a local shear stress which exceeds the material's shear strength. Some scissors have an appendage, called a finger brace or finger tang, below the index finger hole for the middle finger to rest on to provide for better control and more power in precision cutting.
Wiss, brand of scissors and snips from Apex Tool Group; Wiss, character from the recurring skit The Land of Gorch; Wiss Brothers Store, heritage-listed shopping centre in Kalbar, Queensland, Australia; Wiss House, heritage-listed detached house in Kalbar, Queensland, Australia; Wiss Platte, mountain in the Rätikon range of the Alps
A pair of pinking shears with fabric underneath which has been pinked along the edges. Pinking shears are scissors with saw-toothed instead of straight blades. They produce a zigzag pattern instead of a straight edge. Before pinking scissors were invented, a pinking punch or pinking iron was used to punch out a decorative hem on a garment.
After remaining in family hands for 96 years, the Westcott Rule Co. was sold in 1968 to Acme Shear Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut, which was a manufacturer of shears and medical equipment. The company's 55 employees could hold their jobs [ 12 ] and the products continued to be sold under the Westcott brand.
A pair of scissors with orange plastic handles, the best-known product by Fiskars. Fiskars Corporation was formed in 1649, when a Dutch merchant named Peter Thorwöste was given a charter by Christina, Queen of Sweden to establish a blast furnace and forging operation in the small village of Fiskars; however, he was not permitted to produce cannons. [5]
Pietre dure, or coloured stones inlaid in white or black marbles, and inlays of precious metals in a base metal matrix, are other forms of inlay. Master craftspeople who make custom knives continue a tradition of ancient techniques of inlaying precious metals; additionally, many new techniques which use contemporary tools have also been ...