Kraeuter

[Ayrhead]

Kraeuter Adjustable #1943-10 Plier. An addition to my toolset.

 

[d42jeep]

Two pairs of Kraeuter pliers found at yesterday’s estate sale.
-Don

 

[INSP380]

I’ll play.. My one and only Kraeuter…

Steve

 

[four.cycle]

Kraeuter 4501-4½ - 4.5 inch diagonal cutters

 

[four.cycle]

Kraeuter 4600-6 - 6 in. diagonal cutters

 

[Eric Brown]

Kraeuter 5 1/2" bent nose pliers. Marked Kraeuter 1913 - 5/2. Nose is only about 1/8" thick. While AA shows these in a catalog add, they only have the larger 8" and 10" versions pictured. Perhaps these are rare?

 

[d42jeep]

I found these on Thursday. There is so much wear in the pin that the jaw alignment is compromised.
-Don

 

[Mintgrun]

these

What is the part number?

 

[Mintgrun]

There is so much wear in the pin that the jaw alignment is compromised.

I googled 'vintage kraeuter tile nippers' and this #1851 pair came up.



Tile nippers jaws aren't meant to touch, so I'm guessing that's their intended purpose (so is the ePay ad the ones above were in); but I have not looked them up in any catalogs.

I did look at other google image results for that part number and the jaws don't touch on any of them, so it isn't a matter of pivot wear. They were made that way.

 

[Mintgrun]

Okay, I dug into an old 1937 Kraeuter catalog and the 1851 nippers do not specify tile cutting.



I found another pair of 1851 nippers on ePay that do show them in a fully closed position with the cutters touching. I don't know if they even made tile cutters and am embarrassed about sharing a definition based on ePay listing info.

Here's a photo of another pair on ePay.



I'm sorry for doubting your pivot assessment, @d42jeep

 

[four.cycle]

. I don't know if they even made tile cutters and am embarrassed about sharing a definition based on ePay listing info.

^ THIS is the end result of ebay's "AI" bot pumping misinformation onto the internet. I've seen 4 examples of it in the last two days.
ebay's "AI" generated ad descriptions for vintage tools need to be taken with a gigantic grain of salt, if taken at all.

 

[d42jeep]

Even with the pin wear the cutters only come close to meeting. Here they are after a little cleaning.
-Don

 

[Mintgrun]

Thank you for that photo, Don. I was confused, because I couldn't understand how pin wear would keep them from closing fully. This photo makes it very clear that the pin is compromised.

 

[RTM]

Looks like bad sharpening isn't helping either, cutting edges seem worn and unevenly sharpened

 

[nz44tool]

I'm a big Kraeuter fan. Here's some of mine. Sorry about the randomness in the pics; I had to separate the keepers from the listed and not-yet listed.
- not very good pics, now that I look at them. If anyone's interested enough, I'll re-take them.

 

[MisterEd]

Kraeuter 5601-5 Diagonal Cutting Plier (Needle Point)

 

[misterbill]

A couple of nice 5-inch variations. Both have an OAL of just over 5". Neither has a side cutter. The duck-billed ones have "601-5" stamped on them. The other pair is stamped "16?1-5". I'm guessing that the "601-5" is really a "1601-5" with the "1" worn off as it seems to match the catalog drawings. I haven't seen a match for the other.







Bill

 

[nz44tool]

A couple of nice 5-inch variations. Both have an OAL of just over 5". Neither has a side cutter. The duck-billed ones have "601-5" stamped on them. The other pair is stamped "16?1-5". I'm guessing that the "601-5" is really a "1601-5" with the "1" worn off as it seems to match the catalog drawings. I haven't seen a match for the other.







Bill

Gorgeous. I'm very jealous.

 

[d42jeep]

I found these Kraeuter duck bill longnoses at yesterday’s estate sale and cleaned them up. No handle markings.
Found these plain handle dykes last weekend.
-Don

 

[59Sled]

Picked these up at a flea market in November. Still need to try and clean them up some.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Picked these up at a flea market

Nice find! (And mad respect for a fellow fleamarketer. )

Those pliers are quite uncommon. Note that they generally resemble lineman's pliers, with side-cutters, in shape and profile and construction, but they have that serrated jaw opening more reminiscent of slip-joint or gas and burner pliers for small pipes and pipettes, plus two additional wire cutters of the Button's pattern type around the pivot, and on top of all that, handles that terminate with a screwdriver and a punch, spike, or awl, also reminiscent of some gas and burner pliers, and also sapper, explosive ordnance, or blasting cap pliers.

I have a funny bone for multi-tools, to start with, and it extends to pliers, but I have only ever seen and found two (2) pliers with that same exact and highly unusual combination of features in the wild, one of them Berylco and the other an older Red Devil, both linked HERE.

 

[59Sled]

Nice find! (And mad respect for a fellow fleamarketer. )

Those pliers are quite uncommon. Note that they generally resemble lineman's pliers, with side-cutters, in shape and profile and construction, but they have that serrated jaw opening more reminiscent of slip-joint or gas and burner pliers for small pipes and pipettes, plus two additional wire cutters of the Button's pattern type around the pivot, and on top of all that, handles that terminate with a screwdriver and a punch, spike, or awl, also reminiscent of some gas and burner pliers, and also sapper, explosive ordnance, or blasting cap pliers.

I have a funny bone for multi-tools, to start with, and it extends to pliers, but I have only ever seen and found two (2) pliers with that same exact and highly unusual combination of features in the wild, one of them Berylco and the other an older Red Devil, both linked HERE.

Thanks. I'm fairly new to collecting tools. I collect whatever catches my eye or odd looking ones.
I grabbed these because of the handle pattern. Good to know they are a little on the rare side.

 

[59Sled]

Just realized I bought two Kraeuter tools from the same person. Once again I only bought them because of the handle pattern.

 

[d42jeep]

I found these on Saturday and cleaned them up yesterday. The angle longnoses have plain handles but the other pair has the Kraeuter handle pattern.
-Don

 

[d42jeep]

I find this 430-5/8 cold chisel at yesterday’s estate sale. It badly needed sharpening and the striking end dressed up.
After.
-Don

 

[Eric Brown]

I find this 430-5/8 cold chisel at yesterday’s estate sale. It badly needed sharpening and the striking end dressed up.
After.
-Don

Almost looks new. Nice job.