Found this at an estate sale in a box of random crap, a lot of it sewing stuff. It seems like a tiny hole punch, not sure if it's sewing related...

Ticket punch? Looks like it fits in the hand and on a finger.

I have also seen similar items described as ear punches or poultry punches. You would punch a hole in the ear of a cow, pig, etc. to apply an ID tag. I'm not sure where you would tag a chicken.

Looks like this person thinks its a poultry punch: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Poultry-Marker-Punch-Chickens-/390612814081?nma=true&si=2LaAWZa2e4YIVOtYB1P91Rpb9K0%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Looks like it is a poultry punch. Apparently some chicken breeders punch holes in the web between a chick's toes to identify individual birds (one hole in the right foot vs. two holes or one hole in the left foot) and track lineage. Who knew? This ad came from a Google books search, and appears to be a very similar tool.

Ha thats awesome, good find!

Thanks everyone for helping identify this, I wouldn't have guessed that in a million years.

Found another one

The things we learn here are astounding at times!

Whoa, you don't see anybody selling those any more. Nowadays the poultry farmers probably bar code and computer scan their chicks.  (-;

What ever happened to the different colored leg bands !!

Quote from: Plyerman on August 09, 2013, 01:32:26 PM
........bar code and computer scan their chicks.......

Now there is something a single man could learn from.

Seriously, nice find/tool.  I had no idea.  I appreciate the sharing and education.

Wow, the things this site makes me remember. I looked at this and would have never guessed. It just so happens my grandfather raised chickens and fighting roosters in the 40's and 50's. I have the punch he used and lots of chicken rings. The rings are blue, but I remember he had different colors. The punch is marked F.R. Glover Cortland N.Y.

The chicken nuggets are good. The onion rings are ok. Don't order the chicken rings.....

Heh-heh, good one

Quote from: superzstuff on August 10, 2013, 09:15:07 AM
Wow, the things this site makes me remember. I looked at this and would have never guessed. It just so happens my grandfather raised chickens and fighting roosters in the 40's and 50's. I have the punch he used and lots of chicken rings. The rings are blue, but I remember he had different colors. The punch is marked F.R. Glover Cortland N.Y.

I know for sure that the colored rings were available at least to the mid 60's .  One of my enterprising classmates sold them in the school colors as rings at $00.50 each,  he mad a small fortune.