Old pair of battery pliers. Anyone recognize maker?

[ForrestT]

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[bonneyman]

Many manufacturers offered generic "battery pliers" with that profile. Here's a pic of some of my Blue Bird pliers, made by Bergman Tools. The one on the bottom looks like yours.

Nowadays, most battery pliers look like the second one from the top - which IMHO is the worst design. The third one from the top is by far the best design I've used.

 

[ForrestT]

Many manufacturers offered generic "battery pliers" with that profile. Here's a pic of some of my Blue Bird pliers, made by Bergman Tools. The one on the bottom looks like yours.

Nowadays, most battery pliers look like the second one from the top - which IMHO is the worst design. The third one from the top is by far the best design I've used.

Thank you. I thought they looked like a bluebird design. They are old, and there are not any maker’s marks on them. I’ve soaked them in kerosene for 2 days and used a brass brush. Nothing.


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[DadsTools]

If I may, I think the Blue Bird examples have too sharp an outside angle adjacent to the pivot. The ends of the handles have a very pronounced outward flare that has a familiar look. If I was compelled to venture a guess, I'd say contract Vlchek.

 

[ForrestT]

If I may, I think the Blue Bird examples have too sharp an outside angle adjacent to the pivot. The ends of the handles have a very pronounced outward flare that has a familiar look. If I was compelled to venture a guess, I'd say contract Vlchek.

Vlchek was my other guess and now that you point that out it makes much more sense. I was too focused on the jaws. Thank you.


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[outofbounds]

A couple of battery pliers that turned up. A Cal-Van and a BlueBird. For the life of me I can’t figure out the purpose of “clamp” welded inside the handle.

 

[Ricky Joe]

I can’t see it too well, but maybe to clean post?

 

[bonneyman]

Joe is right - that's a model 11 battery plier, and the spring steel clip cleans and reshapes the battery post.
Here's my current collection of Blue Bird pliers and their battery carrier.

 

[Mintgrun]

I have a couple pairs of Bluebird pliers that have a tiny bit of the blue paint remaining.




I like the way they shaped the head on this pair.

 

[outofbounds]

Joe is right - that's a model 11 battery plier, and the spring steel clip cleans and reshapes the battery post.
Here's my current collection of Blue Bird pliers and their battery carrier.

Awesome little collection, Bonneyman!

 

[bonneyman]

I have a couple pairs of Bluebird pliers that have a tiny bit of the blue paint remaining.




I like the way they shaped the head on this pair.

Ooooh, I like the angular head on that one plier!

Mine are all repainted with a blue that seemed pretty close to the OEM color.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Joe is right - that's a model 11 battery plier, and the spring steel clip cleans and reshapes the battery post.
Here's my current collection of Blue Bird pliers and their battery carrier.

Nice bluebirds

 

[rogermac]

Agree on the post cleaner, sold a number of these but never saw one used for a post cleaner.

 

[bonneyman]

Thanks, Old tool!

Blue Bird made a stand-alone post cleaner with that metal clip attached to a handle. Haven't found one yet - may have to make one.

 

[bonneyman]

Don sent me a pair of BB tools. A tinner's snips and a battery lugnut plier. After cleaning and painting this is what they look like.

P.S. I think I'm gonna put some blue heat shrink tubing on the pliers, to give it some more thickness as well as grip.

 

[bonneyman]

Was a rainy, overcast day, so I thought I'd do some heat shrink tubing handles. Did my latest pair of BB pliers from Don.

 

[meatlauncher]

Looks like what I got here.."Perfect is the brand

 

[four.cycle]

Hello @meatlauncher and welcome to the site

keep this link handy at all times

and this one too!

Pratt / William E. Pratt Mfg. Co., 190 No. State St., Chicago, IL / "Little Giant" jack, "The Superior" wrench, "Perfect" pliers, several brands of hog ring pliers / patent 806815 Dec 12 1905 Emil R. Klemm / see also International Mfg. / https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/wm-e-pratt/ /