King Cutter Corp

[CCaillet]

Anyone know what this is?
I seached and can't find any information on it.
Says: King Cutter Corp. Chicago, ILL. Patent Pend.

 

[neophyte]

Anyone know what this is?
I seached and can't find any information on it.
Says: King Cutter Corp. Chicago, ILL. Patent Pend.

No, but judging by the single photo, it appears to be a wire cutter using sheet metal for the body and handles, maybe to reduce weight or provide a high leverage design.
There have been various designs like this going back to the 1890s.

 

[Beerhippie]

It looks like a compound-leverage cutter for rod or wire.

 

[four.cycle]

^ I am completely at a loss on this one. I can't find anything even close on the web. I've sent out some inquiries. No idea if I'll hear anything back on this one.
Any other marks on the unit other than those in that one photo?

 

[CCaillet]

^ I am completely at a loss on this one. I can't find anything even close on the web. I've sent out some inquiries. No idea if I'll hear anything back on this one.
Any other marks on the unit other than those in that one photo?

No other marks on the handles or on the other side.

 

[four.cycle]

I'm wondering if perhaps it was outsourced. Hopefully I'll get an answer back. Might be a strap cutter - steel banding straps used to tie stuff up on pallets - the the gouges on the jaws kind of belie that theory. Whatever its intended use, I'm guessing that it applies a good amount of pressure to the jaws.

 

[Beerhippie]

I'm wondering if perhaps it was outsourced. Hopefully I'll get an answer back. Might be a strap cutter - steel banding straps used to tie stuff up on pallets - the the gouges on the jaws kind of belie that theory. Whatever its intended use, I'm guessing that it applies a good amount of pressure to the jaws.

We use regular aviation snips for that--and a welding jacket and face shield. Those straps can have some loading on them.

 

[RTM]

King Cutter existed 1952-53 at 8021 Laramie, Skokie Ill. This is a residential address currently, but the house looks 1920s from here.

This is from a list of corporations published by the state.

Certified List of Domestic and Foreign Corporations for the Year ...

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Certified List of Domestic and Foreign Corporations

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Executives are listed as:
Harold W Scholin
Mario Anesi
W.D. Todd

None of them are listed in DATAMP.
None are listed in USPTO on things that look similar

Too pooped to continue, maybe more later

 

[Beerhippie]

I guess the next question to ask, as to what it does is: Does the OP have the tool in hand? Is it compound action? Is it ratcheting? Can it take a finger off?

 

[CCaillet]

I guess the next question to ask, as to what it does is: Does the OP have the tool in hand? Is it compound action? Is it ratcheting? Can it take a finger off?

Yes, I have it at home soaking in Evaporust.
I'll take more pictures and a video when I get home tonight.

 

[four.cycle]

RE: "King Cutter"

I went off in another direction and found a Trademark 1486699 Registered May 3 1988 to one Compania Ferretera Mexicana, S.A., No. 58 Avenue of the 16 of September, Mexico City, Mexico, for cutlery, mainly scissors. Claims first use 1919, first use in commerce 1984 - OBVIOUSLY not the same company.

Mario Anesi 4750 N. Ronald Ave., Chicago (1963)

A & K Screw Products Inc., 8021 Laramie Ave., Skokie, IL

W.D. Todd, 8021 Laramie Ave., Skokie, IL (1963)

https://ia801502.us.archive.org/27/items/certifiedlistofd1963unse/certifiedlistofd1963unse.pdf

 

[CCaillet]

More pictures

 

[RTM]

Here is a potential patent.

Us2647312

Has a lever mechanism that looks similar, assuming cams inside the cover. Inventor in Chicago. Talks of sheet metal construction possibilities.

US2647312A - Hand tool - Google Patents

The inventor references an earlier patent of his from 8 years earlier .

The 1953 date granted is after the dates I noted above for King Cutter corp, but not a deal killer, since he applied in 1949.

 

[mreisner]

I believe it's for cutting multi-strand barbed wire. I seem to recall we have one on the farm years ago when we had some barbed wire up before we went to electric fence. The King Kutter brand at least one incarnation of it can still be found on some short line farm equipment like brush cutters and box blades. I seem to recall at one point there was something to do about separating brands and hence the c and the k names.

 

[four.cycle]

Has a lever mechanism that looks similar, assuming cams inside the cover. Inventor in Chicago. Talks of sheet metal construction possibilities.

looks like the right mechanism.
different players, though....
there was another company that Todd was involved with, but it didn't appear to be of consequence when I was looking at it earlier. Now it looks like I should have taken notes.

 

[CCaillet]

I believe it's for cutting multi-strand barbed wire. I seem to recall we have one on the farm years ago when we had some barbed wire up before we went to electric fence. The King Kutter brand at least one incarnation of it can still be found on some short line farm equipment like brush cutters and box blades. I seem to recall at one point there was something to do about separating brands and hence the c and the k names.

I'll try it on barbed wire this weekend and let you know,