Pexto 89 11" pliers Date?

[Lbrewer42]

I was wondering if anyone could help me date these almost foot long pliers? Admittedly I am new to vintage tools. So I also am asking if these are considered "Button Pliers?" I have looked online in catalogs etc. and only found similar, but smaller pliers like them. There is one set this large on eBay, and that set is the only match I have found anywhere.

 

[Y00PER]

I was wondering if anyone could help me date these almost foot long pliers? Admittedly I am new to vintage tools. So I also am asking if these are considered "Button Pliers?" I have looked online in catalogs etc. and only found similar, but smaller pliers like them. There is one set this large on eBay, and that set is the only match I have found anywhere.

I'm not any good at dating tools, but have you looked here:
http://alloy-artifacts.org/peck-stow-wilcox.html
It might give you some ideas, at least to start with

 

[Lbrewer42]

Thanks for this - yup - I was actually kind of surprised at how few pairs of pliers were shown here as opposed to the old online catalogs from the company.

 

[notlob]

According to this, PS&W first used the Pexto trademark in 1914.

Absent an extensive collection of catalogs, I don't believe you'll be able to date those pliers with any certainty.

I would consider those to be Button's pattern pliers, as described here:
https://books.google.com/books?id=GywDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA170&lpg=PA170&dq=buttons+pattern+pliers&source=bl&ots=-NUjEGHhKM&sig=ACfU3U2j5tbPZgdLNu3cTZztsXJHO8Fqgw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjB1_ib2OTgAhVUHzQIHXe1CBQQ6AEwC3oECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=buttons%20pattern%20pliers&f=false

 

[Lbrewer42]

Thanks for this info - much appreciated.