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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Branson on March 10, 2013, 09:01:52 AM

Title: Double pliers
Post by: Branson on March 10, 2013, 09:01:52 AM

These came up on ebay this morning:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400431996757?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

Has anybody seen something like these before?

Title: Re: Double pliers
Post by: Papaw on March 10, 2013, 09:28:48 AM

A first for me.

Title: Re: Double pliers
Post by: Lostmind on March 10, 2013, 10:29:21 AM

No , and I'm sure I would have remembered seeing those.
Thanks for posting. Amazing how many different tools are out there.

Title: Re: Double pliers
Post by: Bus on March 10, 2013, 12:36:49 PM

I think we have discussed this before. maybe on the old board?  They are shank lasters used to by shoe makers. See Sellens page 436.

Title: Re: Double pliers
Post by: Plyerman on March 10, 2013, 09:13:02 PM

Huh. I saw the same thing in this auction here and couldn't figure out what they were.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-1889-A-Davidson-Pliers-Like-Dual-Clamp-Hand-Vise-Tool-early-rare-double-/321060686614?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac0b54b16