Having trouble finding info. on this co. from Mountainair, NM.
Have a small pair of pliers I'm looking in to.
Anyone have any info?
Its 5 1/2 inches long.
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did not find much, a version of that drop forged instead of stamped, with a gear operated jaw, , a hint they made jar wrenches(??)....
MVWC shows one like yours...
http://www.greatplanestrading.com/MVWC/MVWC11_338.jpg
Apparently patented, but i dunno what patent....
Last one on ebay went for fair money....
EDIT: Patent on datamp: http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=2361607&id=24893
Also, from the us patent I found a Canadian patent, issued May 29,1945
'Least it gives you a date...
Shown in Schulz- #709 with no info.
In Cope- Power Grip Tool Co.- Maker of a quick-adjusting pipe wrench (Schulz #709), patented August 27, 1910, by John Quist. Mystic, IA. Quist assigned half the patent to J.H. Stevens, also of Mystic.
Odd, I found in fact, 2 canadian patents for pliers, so I assume there is another us one somewhere...
CP 351917 issued 7/30/1935 For a weird slip pin cammed plier
CP 427738 issued 5/29/1945 For a geared handle plierwrench (The datamp one)
Seems like there should be at least one more patent here....
Heelspur, does yours have a sliding handle or a rotating handle???
Also, canadian patents, like english ones, included occupation of the inventor, who lists himself as 'Blacksmith'....
It slides, and has 3 teeth on the side w/the top jaw and 5 maybe 6 teeth on the lower jaw.