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[lebaron]

No names or numbers. Very easy to compress. Pointed tips.

[amecks]

Guessing... glass blowers tool?  I searched and found a number of similar looking tools but nothing just like yours.
Al

[bill300d]

Now every one knows that's a nut cracker maybe, sorta. All right I don't know.

[JoeCB]

I could see using that tool to mark both sides of some object for match drilling or hole punching. Lets say, a harness maker would lay up two pieces of heavy leather, match mark both pieces then punch holes in each individual piece... just guessing

Joe B

[oldgoaly]

I'm thinking along the line as Joe, something that can follow a pattern underneath or transfer marks for holes to the top side. but then again it could be a nutcracker or sawset? <<grin>>

[EVILDR235]

Redneck ear piercer. Put your ear on the sharpie thingie. Wham. That will be ten dollars please or that Nascar hat your wearing.

Billy Joe Bob Jr.

[skipskip]

ear piercer. Put your ear on the sharpie thingie.

just ears..???


Ouch

[Catch22!]

Looks similar to a modern adson tissue forceps.  Wonder if it was part of an old medical kit?

 https://alphafirstaid.com.au/product/forcep-tissue-adson-1-2-tooth-12cm-stainless-steel/

[amecks]

I sent a help request to the Corning Glass Museum here in NY State.  They just sent a reply today - better late than never - and here is their response:

"It is not a tool that would commonly be found in a glassmakers kit. I wouldn’t rule out the possibility that it could be a glassmaking tool though. It’s the right scale and could be useful for certain processes in glassmaking.
Short answer, I don’t know – it is possible."

Not very exciting but I tried!
Al

[lebaron]

Thanks for taking the time to look into it. The box of nobody knows tools is getting bigger all the time. Thanks for trying.

[Plyerman]

I still think its some sort of hole locator. Nowadays they use something similar, called a strap duplicator. Here's a short video on how they work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK-d00TAJ1g