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Offline rustyric

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Is this a Blacksmiths sandwich toaster or waffle iron ?
« on: September 22, 2018, 05:00:33 PM »





Offline amecks

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Re: Is this a Blacksmiths sandwich toaster or waffle iron ?
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2018, 05:41:41 PM »
It looks a lot like a sheet metal bending tool for roofing.  The ones that I've seen are wider and don't have the wafflling.  But it does look like it might be fun at a campfire!
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Re: Is this a Blacksmiths sandwich toaster or waffle iron ?
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2018, 12:41:17 AM »
I would say a tinsmiths hand bender.  Looks like an old one.

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Re: Is this a Blacksmiths sandwich toaster or waffle iron ?
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2018, 05:07:38 AM »
tinsmiths hand bender - wow I had not thought of that !

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Re: Is this a Blacksmiths sandwich toaster or waffle iron ?
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2020, 03:42:14 PM »
 These are early wafer tongs. I believe used in early churches.

Offline geneg

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Re: Is this a Blacksmiths sandwich toaster or waffle iron ?
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2020, 04:02:45 PM »
tinsmith's hand brake,  also used to lock seams.

Offline Northwoods

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Re: Is this a Blacksmiths sandwich toaster or waffle iron ?
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2020, 09:03:32 PM »
But would make great hot pocket toaster for the Boy Scouts.
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Re: Is this a Blacksmiths sandwich toaster or waffle iron ?
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2020, 09:07:23 AM »
Did the "waffle" get re-purposed from a pair of carriage steps?

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Re: Is this a Blacksmiths sandwich toaster or waffle iron ?
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2020, 10:10:17 AM »
with those metal handles, making S'mores could be fun after the first couple

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Re: Is this a Blacksmiths sandwich toaster or waffle iron ?
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2020, 08:42:29 PM »
Defiantly blacksmith judging from the apparent fire burned jaws, but I doubt that it was designed for bending, I say that because of the long thin reins ( handles ) and the very long length of the jaws, features not conducive to leverage needed to bend metal. If it was for closing a folded seam, I guess that would have had to be hot work using hammer blows on the closed jaws. Other than that - no guess. Smiths were always making special purpose tongs for a given job. Look at pix of old smithies and you see walls lined with different tongs.

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