Plumbing caulk tool?

It looks like a brick jointer to me, although it seems odd that Plomb would make one.

I know what it is, but I've ran a lot of copper. It isn't for making guitars, that's for sure.

Chilly

Ok... So what's your guess?  If you know what it is please post it and let us know how it was used... It was a bit unclear when I went back to the person I bought it from.

Thanks.

Plumbers Bending Iron
Used to finesse the end of dented lead pipe, when jointing. 

You got it!  Great diagram of the tool and how to use it.

Good to know.  I also learned about the shave hook.  Had seen them, but not aware of their purpose.

https://archive.org/details/plumbingworkingm00grayrich is the book from which that page was garnered.

Quote from: Northwoods on December 07, 2016, 04:54:49 PM
Good to know.  I also learned about the shave hook.  Had seen them, but not aware of their purpose.

Interesting - I thought those shave hooks were woodworking scrapers.  That's what they're sold for now.

Quote from: UncleBill on December 07, 2016, 01:21:38 PM
Ok... So what's your guess?  If you know what it is please post it and let us know how it was used... It was a bit unclear when I went back to the person I bought it from.

Thanks.

Sorry, I didnt want to ruin the fun.

They are still usefull, when you pull a tee in copper.  And copper gets really soft when brazed, type m moves like lead sheet.  A smooth iron  pushes it back in place.

Besides pipe it was used a lot at fittings. Many of which could be made from sheet. For pipe re-rounding a swage makes short work. 

I think that a lead soil pipe craftsman would be almost impossible to find. I can only imagine that their life expectancy was less than most.

The box this tool came in was partially filled with early Plomb Calking and Yarning Irons plus a few Protos.  A few of those items were worked down to the nub and some barely used. It was fun finding out a little bit of the history of the owner and to see his assortment of old tractors and vehicles.

Thanks to everyone who guessed at this..