Hello I am a brand new member and wanted to post this item in the Forum to see if it looks familiar to anyone.  Found in a bag of old Stanley tool parts.  About 14 inches long.  I was able to determine it was made by a company Yawman and Erbe that made office items and fishing reels.  It looks like its made to mount on the edge of a surface as it has a shoulder. May not be any kind of tool. Thank you in advance.

It looks like maybe something is missing. What does the lever do?

Mike

Hello, Garageman. Whatever that is, I love it!!! The company , Yawman & Erbe made filing cabinets & old style receipt holders for a clipboard. At first glance I thought it was a hole punch, but my second guess is a hardware product from one of their product lines. Regards, Lou

Thanks for the reply.  The lever you see tightens down to keep the crosswise cylindrical rod from rotating.  It holds it in place.  There is a collar on the rod to the right of the lever that has a set screw you can tighten down to hold that collar in place.  I think the collar is used to lock the rod in place so it won't move sideways.  There are two holes drilled on the end of the rod on the left side and on the right side of the rod at the end I see a small flat spot that looks like it was meant for a set screw to tighten up against.  So obviously this is a component of something else.

looks like a hand saw clamp

I think your first assumption was correct.

My guess is tgat it is part of a hole punch.

We had types that made any number of holes, up to 7 I think. The punches adjust along the bar.