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1899 really cool nippy clampy tool all made of wood?!?!?!?

Started by tracy0228, October 30, 2018, 09:33:14 AM

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tracy0228

Hope Ya'll know what it is?!?!? 1899 Widmaver Mayer?!?!? know there are other letters just hard to make them out....Tried cleaning a lil bit (which I hate to do) to get better visual...Yerp it's all wood except for the metal piece between the handles.....there is resistance but not a ton.....

Is it old fuse puller, nippers, yank a tooth,  heck nut cracker, no idear but very curious to find out.....

Did couple hours of researching could not find anything similar......Driving me nutz........

J.A.F.E.

Hard to tell from the pix and I can't make out the the name but it has the general form of a type of test tube clamp - used to move them when holding by hand is not desired - as in when they are hot or cold. Modern ones are usually much different.

Couldn't find anything quite like it but then I only spent a few minutes searching. The pic is a wooden one but has much the same form.
All my taste is in my tools.

Northwoods

That is so cool.  And made of wood!
Wood is a good insulator.  But it doesn't look to have spent much time near a flame.
The ORIGINAL Northwoods.

mikeswrenches

Maybe for pulling those big old cartridge style fuses?

Mike
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J.A.F.E.

The OPs may be metal - the one I posted is wood but it is listed as a test tube clamp.
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papadan

Being made of wood, could it be a design model for a tool?
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Chillylulu

Quote from: J.A.F.E. on October 30, 2018, 12:01:44 PM
Hard to tell from the pix and I can't make out the the name but it has the general form of a type of test tube clamp - used to move them when holding by hand is not desired - as in when they are hot or cold. Modern ones are usually much different.

Couldn't find anything quite like it but then I only spent a few minutes searching. The pic is a wooden one but has much the same form.
+1

But not only for when heated.  It's often not a good idea to hold a test tube by hand.

Chilly