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greenacres

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What tool is this?
« on: March 30, 2012, 07:28:23 pm »
The other day I took this out to use as a plier, lol My husband said it was his grandfather's. I know what he thought it was, but I was curious to see what you think.
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Re: What tool is this?
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 07:55:18 pm »
Bernard's Jaw / Cutting Pliers -W.SchollHorn Co.- PAT. Mar, 17 1914 Apr.6 1915 Great Vintage Tool

Used for barbed wire fencing...Grandfath er had some as well!
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Re: What tool is this?
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2012, 08:17:02 pm »
I don`t think I have ever seen those !!  Neat !!  I use linemans pliers !! I have to repair ours occassionally !!  Its illegal and a jail (or worse ) offense to carry those in your pocket in Texas !!
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Re: What tool is this?
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2012, 08:26:00 pm »
Looks more like a hog-ring(for rebar)/ring-clamp plier tool than any fencing plier I've ever used , but there you go .... I lernt sumptin' new !
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Re: What tool is this?
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2012, 08:34:40 pm »
I think parallel jaw pliers like that are designed for electrical wire pulling. They are made with an open style throat, so the wire can pass back through the handles. The parallel style jaws provide a much better grip on the wire.
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Re: What tool is this?
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2012, 10:40:24 pm »
The more I looked at it...it is different than the ones we had.

So, I looked this sucker up in Patents and this is made to cut buttons off of shoes and to attach them to shoes!!!!
Patent number: 1134177
Filing date: Nov 20, 1912
Issue date: Apr 6, 1915
http://www.google.com/patents/US1134177?printsec=description&dq=bernard+pliers&ei=_Yh2T5znOYLo2AWg-_W1Bg#v=onepage&q=bernard%20pliers&f=false
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Re: What tool is this?
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2012, 05:35:22 am »
Thats sure a new one on me !! Thought they looked a little lightweight for barbed wire !!
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Re: What tool is this?
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2012, 05:54:01 pm »
My husband thought it had to do with shoemaking, but I really was even paying attention when I thought it was a plier. It did the job, lol ;D
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Re: What tool is this?
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2012, 06:09:25 pm »
Thank you KC and Rauville. I'm show my husband the info!
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