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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: mdtools on July 19, 2016, 07:02:25 PM

Title: another fence repair tool?
Post by: mdtools on July 19, 2016, 07:02:25 PM

Hey gang, it's my first post  :smiley:
 I have seen fence tools similar to this, but they all have a pointed pry head on one side and a hammer head on the other and this one just has two different hammer heads. I was thinking that the two holes in the jaws might be for twisting wire??? It has a faded Utica patent mark on the handle. 10 inches overall.

Title: Re: another fence repair tool?
Post by: Papaw on July 19, 2016, 08:42:33 PM

Yes, another fence plier.

Title: Re: another fence repair tool?
Post by: Yadda on July 19, 2016, 09:36:23 PM

The holes are definitely for twisting wires for fence repair.

Title: Re: another fence repair tool?
Post by: Plyerman on July 20, 2016, 10:42:42 PM

Looks like a fine example of patent 794,064, from 1905

datamp link: http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=794064&typeCode=0

Title: Re: another fence repair tool?
Post by: turnnut on July 21, 2016, 10:48:24 AM

in reading the patent write up,  it seams as though the jaws in the bottom picture shown by mdtools is for removing fence staples.

Title: Re: another fence repair tool?
Post by: mdtools on July 21, 2016, 11:20:22 AM

interesting about the staple theory, strange that it would only work on one size of staples though.

Title: Re: another fence repair tool?
Post by: turnnut on July 21, 2016, 05:35:11 PM

 he applied for the patent a little over 112 years ago,  how many companies made staples. ?

 take for example hog ring pliers, some companies sold hog ring pliers that fit their rings , while others made pliers that could
 be used on different sizes.