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Samuel Briskman, of Brooklyn, invented pinking shears in 1931 and received patents for them in 1934. He formed the Pinking Shears Corporation and set up a factory at 102 Prince Street in Manhattan. His firm milled the teeth into the blades. Wiss made the actual shears and had the exclusive sales in the USA and through their agents abroad. Briskman was also entitled to sell abroad under the name of Pinking Shears Corp. through his agents. He had one son, Artie, who worked with him. We have no idea what happened to them, but sales fell off after a change in the type of fabric that was popular. Norman Wiss, Sr. was the one who pushed for and who managed the agreement with Briskman.

Method of Making Pinking Shears (Model A) US Patent 1,959,190, Filed March 17, 1932; Issued May 15, 1934

Pinking Shears (Model A) US Patent 1,965,443, Filed March 17, 1932; Issued July 3, 1934

Pinking Shears (Model C) US Patent 1,970,408, Filed September 19, 1931; Issued August 14, 1934