Whatsit for?

[Roberts210]

I bought an odd table saw from a museum. This had been sitting in a pile of other things and they threw this in. Obviously it's a shear of some kind. Anybody know what it was used for?

It's about a foot long, and the movable stop goes from 0 to 5-1/2 inches.

The only I.D. is it says "American" on one side of the handle.
And "Patented May 22, 1900" on the other side.

The knurled knob seems like it might clamp down on a missing rod that would have been 1/4" in diameter.

The movable stop moves freely.

Whatever it was made to cut was stepped or layered.

 

[RTM]

Printers’ tool, cuts type

http://datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?number=650193&typeCode=0

 

[samss]

Looks kinda like a broom corn cutter. Is it big enough to trim a wisk broom?

 

[Roberts210]

Sam, it's not big enough to trim a wisk broom.

RTM, I think that's it. The odd table saw I bought was a Hammond printer's saw, and there were other antique printer items there too. Thanks.

 

[woody 73]

Roberts 210 do you know if Mr. Rouse was a printer ?

 

[kmacht]

Lion (miter) trimmer?

 

[Lassen Forge]

Yep, printer's lead cutter.

 

[woody 73]

Very interesting indeed...Still in business!

Arno Werkzeuge

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=5130

 

[woody 73]

Roberts you have a great story in the making...

https://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general/h-b-rouse-co-hand-miller-info-301613/