Vintage Wiss Aviation Snips, Corona Pruners & Metal Shears – 7-Piece Tool Lot

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Newark, Ohio, US

Sheet Metal & Workshop Shears (4 Tools): Wiss Straight Aviation Snips: Vintage compound-action snips featuring a high-leverage design and yellow vinyl-dipped handles. Green-Handled Compound Aviation Snips: Heavy-duty metal cutting snips fitted with green vinyl-dipped comfort handles. Red-Handled Off-Set Snips: Vintage sheet metal snips with red vinyl-dipped grips. Vintage Drop-Forged Tin Snips: Large, classic one-piece drop-forged…

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Newark, Ohio, United States (US)

Item description:

Sheet Metal & Workshop Shears (4 Tools):
Wiss Straight Aviation Snips: Vintage compound-action snips featuring a high-leverage design and yellow vinyl-dipped handles.
Green-Handled Compound Aviation Snips: Heavy-duty metal cutting snips fitted with green vinyl-dipped comfort handles.
Red-Handled Off-Set Snips: Vintage sheet metal snips with red vinyl-dipped grips.
Vintage Drop-Forged Tin Snips: Large, classic one-piece drop-forged steel straight-pattern tinner shears. The side handle is stamped "DROP FORGED" alongside an anchor logo mark.
Garden & Utility Shears (3 Tools):
Corona Bypass Pruning Shears: Professional-grade bypass garden pruners featuring red rubberized non-slip grip handles and a safety thumb-lock latch.
Seymour Smith Snap-Cut Pruning Shears: Vintage anvil-style garden pruners featuring an aluminum body construction, orange rubberized handles, and a center slide lock switch. Stamped with "SEYMOUR SMITH No. 119 SNAP-CUT".
H.K. Multi-Purpose Utility Shears: Modern heavy-duty workshop scissors featuring curved stainless steel blades and an orange/grey plastic handle design.
Condition Report
The tools in this lot are in functional estate condition and feature a heavy vintage aesthetic. The mechanical pivot pins, spring assists, and safety lock latches operate as expected. The vinyl-dipped handles are structurally stable without heavy splits or tearing. All cutting blades show normal signs of project wear, scuffing, and prominent surface oxidation/rust patterning typical of workshop shelf storage.