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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: lptools on June 03, 2016, 03:39:23 PM

Title: Pliers & 2 vises
Post by: lptools on June 03, 2016, 03:39:23 PM
Hello, All. This is from today's garage sailing. The pliers at top have very worn  raised figures on the handles, nothing legible, The tubular piece & the curved piece are inter-changable, and both close down on to what I would call a wooden anvil. The wood piece is held by 2 screws , and the tool has a very short open to close. The vise at bottom left has a 28 in the casting, bench mount swivel base, raise the spring loaded pin, and the pin will  index with holes in the base . The vise at bottom right has a maker's mark, just  above the pin at  the top left of the flat plate, (1st photo), not legible.  Thanks, Lou
Title: Re: Pliers & 2 vises
Post by: jimwrench on June 03, 2016, 04:01:25 PM
 Top one is a pig snouter; used to cut a piece out of a pigs snout to discouage them from digging under fences. Dr Rinehart had a patent on one type but there were various manufactures.
Title: Re: Pliers & 2 vises
Post by: lptools on June 03, 2016, 04:43:18 PM
Hello, Thanks  for the info. Is the ring on the handle used as a leader? Regards, Lou
Title: Re: Pliers & 2 vises
Post by: lptools on June 03, 2016, 04:57:59 PM
Hello, Thanks for the info. I believe this is an E C Stearns Hog Tamer No. 25 (page 68 of my E C Stearns catalog), same  2 dies, and shows wood block is reversible. Makes sense, I bought this at a sale that was about 4 miles from the old E C Stearns, Syracuse NY, factory. Love the history!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Pliers & 2 vises
Post by: Bill Houghton on June 03, 2016, 04:59:32 PM
Can't help on the pliers - obviously some kind of specialty tool for installing/crimping/something some component.

Those vises are WAY cool!  I've never seen a tiny leg vise like that!

It reminds me of my little World's Smallest* Breast Drill, which is about six inches long and was, I assume, from a child's toolkit.
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*Just to be clear, the adjective here refers to the drill, not to the...oh, never mind.
Title: Re: Pliers & 2 vises
Post by: turnnut on June 03, 2016, 08:56:15 PM
 I like that clamp on vise, I never run across those at flea markets or garage sales.
Title: Re: Pliers & 2 vises
Post by: Yadda on June 03, 2016, 10:43:03 PM
Nice buys!
Title: Re: Pliers & 2 vises
Post by: lptools on June 04, 2016, 07:25:32 AM
Thanks to all!!!  It was one of those rare  garage sales when I was the first one there, and no one else showed up for a while, so I had the chance to dig around.
Title: Re: Pliers & 2 vises
Post by: mikeswrenches on June 04, 2016, 09:18:58 AM
If you want to sell the little bench vise, I would be interested. PM me with a price if you get tired of looking at it.

Mike
Title: Re: Pliers & 2 vises
Post by: Twilight Fenrir on June 09, 2016, 11:19:34 AM
If you'd be interested in selling that little clamp on vise in the bottom picture, please let me know! I'd love to have that for jewelry work at my historical reenactments!