Mystery Benchtop Tool

[Corndoggeh]

Heres one for you all, I saw this at an antique mall a while ago and I can't, for the life of me, find any information on it or WHAT its purpose was.

I think its some type of crimper but for crimping what I dont know. The mechanism has a spring in it and a wheel that slowly expands as you turn the handle. There is then a click and the "crimping" part of it releases. Theres no name, only a number.

 

[JimNC]

Would like to see a video, but sure looks like it's for crimping a specific end on a specific wire. Wouldn't that be a great job to have?

 

[Corndoggeh]

Sorry, no video. I'm more curious as to what it was crimping because the hole for the crimping section is very small.

 

[22george]

my best guess would be a crimper to crimp the metal end piece onto spark plug wires

 

[airbuff101]

Looks like it could be a cable ferrule crimper for Bowden cables found on motorcycle controls, vintage cars or planes. Dunno. Has kinda an English look to my eye.
Rob

 

[steaks&anvils]

Heres one for you all, I saw this at an antique mall a while ago and I can't, for the life of me, find any information on it or WHAT its purpose was.

I think its some type of crimper but for crimping what I dont know. The mechanism has a spring in it and a wheel that slowly expands as you turn the handle. There is then a click and the "crimping" part of it releases. Theres no name, only a number.

Did you ever figure this out?

I think it is for crimping old switch board phone plugs.

I googled "444A crimper"

The PDF is too big to attach, so I cut pages 99/100 for the instructions on how to use the crimper.

page 99/100 have instructions but no picture:

https://books.google.com/books?id=M...EwAnoECAsQUw#v=onepage&q=444A crimper&f=false

and worthpoint seems to confirm that:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/bell-system-western-electric-heavy-404356667

 

[RTM]

Nice work Steak, great reason to bring a thread back to life. Since you’ve done the heavy lifting, here is a bit more.

https://archive.org/details/bellsystem_X-75515_Tools-and-Gauges

 

[steaks&anvils]

Nice work Steak, great reason to bring a thread back to life. Since you’ve done the heavy lifting, here is a bit more.

https://archive.org/details/bellsystem_X-75515_Tools-and-Gauges

Thanks. Bored at home, reading all the old threads.

I like the "what is this" threads. there is so much old knowledge this forum, you guys are great! Just glad I was able to fill in a hole. Not many of these go unidentified...