I.D. this nipper(?) please

[rust in the eye]

8" long, no marks or handle pattern.
Cutting edges, offset to one side, are brazed to the jaws which do not meet when closed.

 

[The Cobbler]

tile nipper is all I can say

 

[Rinspeed]

Almost look like farrier's nippers I've seen.

 

[RTM]

Couple of vintage wire nippers over here.

Todd's & Other Patent Nippers

OK, starting a new thread, don't see anything dedicated to these on the vintage side. I mentioned back in May that I found a pair of Todd's Patent nippers, but didn't post pictures. Looking at the various posts here and elsewhere talking about the varied history of these, a maker thread seemed...

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The not closing isn't surprising, my Todd's are set to stop just shy of closing to prevent damage to the tips.

I do have a pair of tile nippers (Diamond IOB) that do not meet at the tips, but the gap is usually much bigger than my wire nippers.

Sorry, no close shot, never posted in the Diamond thread, yellow handles in the middle

 

[four.cycle]

the jaws which do not meet when closed.

oh?

tile nipper is all I can say

aha! I've been puzzling over a pair of pliers with funny cutting jaws like that which do not meet that are at a junk store here. so that's a device for cutting ceramic tile?

 

[The Cobbler]

so that's a device for cutting ceramic tile?

sure looks like it to me. not really for cutting but nibbling to fit around spouts etc, more used pre saws probably . more used when ceramic tile was scored . if you needed to make a slight adjustment, nibble out for faucets etc . it's a bit of an art to learn houw to use them, and inadvertently, when you're almost finished nipping & you decide to take one more nip out of the tile, the tile breaks so you get to start all over

 

[four.cycle]

^ ahh okay... now it makes sense... that pair over at Earthwise has been there for months... I pick them up every time I go there, but I never could figure out what they were for!

 

[Codyboy]

Tiddy twisters.

 

[KnurledNut]

sure looks like it to me. not really for cutting but nibbling to fit around spouts etc, more used pre saws probably . more used when ceramic tile was scored . if you needed to make a slight adjustment, nibble out for faucets etc . it's a bit of an art to learn houw to use them, and inadvertently, when you're almost finished nipping & you decide to take one more nip out of the tile, the tile breaks so you get to start all over

Haha! Definitely a learning curve involved. They can be a very useful tool in experienced hands though. I've broken my fair share of tiles before getting the hang of them. I've used them for nipping at hardie backer and concrete board too. It won't dull the carbide jaws the way it does steel end nippers.

 

[rust in the eye]

Thanks guys. Tile nipper it is and I should have recognized it since I've used them in the past.
I was apparently successful in erasing all memories of tile setting.