| The Wahl Clippers story began in 1911. Leo J. Wahl, as | | | | Awareness) - 3,600 SPM |
| a Sterling, Illinois High School Junior experimented with a | | | | 5. Iron horse Clipper Kit - 3,600 SPM |
| vibrating electromagnetic motor. Later as an | | | | 6. Stable Pro - 3,600 SPM |
| engineering student at the University of Illinois, Wahl | | | | 7. Tough Enough to Wear Pink, ARCO SE Cordless |
| designed a vibrating medical massage unit for his uncle, | | | | Adjustable Clipper (Donates to Breast Cancer |
| Frank Wahl. Frank began manufacturing the massage | | | | Awareness) - 5,500 SPM |
| units in Sterling and in his spare time, Leo sold them | | | | 8. ARCO SE Cordless Rechargeable Clipper - 5,500 |
| door to door at barbershops. During this time, Leo | | | | SPM |
| realized the apparent need for improved barber tools. | | | | 9. Chromado Cord/Cordless Clipper - 5,000 SPM |
| Leo experimented with a new electric hair clipper and | | | | 10. Bravura Clippers - 5,500 SPM |
| in 1919 received patents for the parts. By that time, he | | | | 11. Lister LIBRETTO Super Trimmer Clipper Kit, Cord or |
| had taken over the massage manufacturing plant from | | | | Cordless - 3,600 SPM |
| his uncle, and began manufacturing the Wahl Hair | | | | 12. Lister Star Clipper - 2,500 SPM |
| Clipper in that plant. To improve their offering of animal | | | | 13. Lister Legend Clipper - 2,700 SPM |
| large animal clippers, Wahl purchased Lister, a UK | | | | 14. Lister LIBERTY Clipper Cord or Cordless |
| company that started producing sheep shears in 1909. | | | | The Wahl LIster single speed category of clippers is |
| Today Wahl is an international company, still managed | | | | unique from the other brands we have reviewed in the |
| by the Wahl Family. | | | | area of the corded-cordless combinations they offer. |
| This article reviews 16 of the Wahl/Lister large animal | | | | This option allows the user to operate as a corded or |
| and horse clippers/trimmer. Like the other clipper | | | | cordless. This feature reduces(does not eliminate) the |
| manufacturers we have reviewed, Wahl/Lister offers | | | | two areas of concern with fully cordless clippers: |
| trimmers for the ears, eyes and bridle path, single | | | | - Shortened operations time due to needing recharge |
| speed, multispeed and professional grade clippers. | | | | - Reduced cutting quality as clipper gets closer to |
| Trimmer - The only Trimmer we will discuss is the | | | | needing a recharge |
| Wahl Pocket Pro Compact Pet Trimmer. A | | | | The first recommendation is for the intermittent |
| rechargeable unit that fits nicely into the hand is very | | | | groomer that will being doing trimming and some whole |
| reasonable priced at under $15. | | | | body grooming. The Blue ProSeries Clipper and Pocket |
| Single Speed Clippers - There are 14 single speed | | | | Pro Combo kit is corded or cordless and runs only |
| clippers in the Wahl/Lister line up built for horses and | | | | about $50. Great bargain and you are not constrained |
| other large animals. They range in price from about | | | | by the cordless concern on the whole body cutting. |
| $30 to $330. | | | | The second recommendation is one of the Lister |
| | | | clippers. Lister got its start in animal clippers and has |
| 1. Show Pro Adjustable Horse Clipper - 7,200 Strokes | | | | focused on animal clippers since the early 1900s. This |
| Per Minute (SPM) | | | | recommendation is for the professional groomer that |
| 2. Purple ProSeries Rechargeable Clipper - 3,600 SPM | | | | has cutting jobs where a cordless is required. The |
| 3. Blue ProSeries Clipper and Pocket Pro Combo Kit - | | | | Lister Liberty is the high end of the line at about $330, |
| Clipper cord or cordless - 3,600 SPM | | | | but is a quality clipper that goes all day long as corded, |
| 4. Tough Enough to Wear Pink, ProSeries | | | | but still has the flexibility for those situations that the full |
| Rechargeable (Donates to Breast Cancer | | | | time groomer needs a cordless. |