ID these antique pliers?

[oneandgone]

They're new to me, but I bet one of you guys knows exactly what they are for and all about who made them.

 

[oneandgone]

Thought I'd bump this to hopefully get some new eyes on it. Anyone? Ideas? Thanks!

 

[skruft]

They are very similar to pliers used to work on drum brakes, but I'm not certain.

 

[oneandgone]

All I really know about them is they were found in an old warehouse with some old body tools.

 

[petty4243]

make me think of some sort of forging plier for handling hot stuff

but really clueless

 

[mitusa]

Is the point sharp enough to "dimple" two pieces of light gauge metal laying on top of each other?

I don't know.....but ttt.

 

[oneandgone]

I would think so, but I don't have them so it's a guess. A guy I know sent me the pics hoping I'd know what they were and, like most here seem to be, I'm clueless.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

What about for the old hose clamps?

That's about the size of radiator hoses...but the one flatter surface...

 

[Conductor562]

Look like Blacksmith's tongs to me, but that's just a guess.

 

[maddawg1952]

I've seen this before ,and this is may be a guess but I want to say looks like a tool I saw in a fairier's (Horse-shoer) truck.

 

[Mohawk Dave]

maybe.....http://www.greatplanestrading.com/SEPT12/SEPT12.htm

Look at #166 and 168

 

[oneandgone]

My best guess is that they were for removing horse shoes. They do look similar to the ones in the pic you linked to, Dave. I have a buddy who is a farrier, I'll send him a pic, maybe he'll recognize them.

 

[oneandgone]

Ok, so I sent the pics to my buddy and he says they look like a hoof tester or could maybe have been used to grab shoes to pull them over and into place.

 

[kd4gij]

All I really know about them is they were found in an old warehouse with some old body tools.

posibly for installing weather stripping in the trunk of older cars. I have never used them. But have seen where push pins where use to hold the the rubber in place.

 

[Kevin54]

Dental pliers. I swear the last time the dentist pulled a tooth they were almost that size. He planted both feet on the chair and yanked like hell!!!!!

 

[oneandgone]

Thanks, as if I wasn't afraid enough of the dentist as it was!

 

[jeremy v]

Look at the alloy artifacts Herbrand specialty plier page. There are 3 very similar pliers to compare with what the OP has.

Figure 170 is a picture of a pair of Herbrand 158 fender-bolt specialty pliers. They look almost the same but the center plier arm is more knife edged instead of blunt or flat.

Figure 177 is a picture of Herbrand battery terminal pliers. They look close, but the double arms are very thin for slipping under the battery terminals. The OP's pliers are not that way.

Figure 185 is a picture of Herbrand brake spring pliers. They look very close but the double arms are more curved on the Herbrand pliers.

Link to the page is here- http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/herbrand-van-chrome-p4.html

 

[jeremy v]

oneandgone,

Your first picture looks like it says PAT (patent) and a date (1947?) as well after the name Metalser Co. Detroit, but the rest is not part of your close-up pic 3. Does it actually say patent and give a date, and if so knowing the date might help some other people who are better than I am at looking up patents to help figure this out for you.