A wire tensioner; could be used for all sorts of wire but most likely barbed or other fence wire. Looks like somebody replaced the factory teeth insert with home-made but it should look like this:
That would make sense. pop the arms/handles apart, the rings would keep the two handles together, and squeezing the handles would allow a good grip on the wire. ( and possibly sheet metal. May 27 looks like s patent date but 1092?
Something to get a good grip on a open wire end or thin rods?
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Could be a vertical lifting clamp for thin sheet metal, like tin roof material?
ReplyDeleteA wire tensioner; could be used for all sorts of wire but most likely barbed or other fence wire. Looks like somebody replaced the factory teeth insert with home-made but it should look like this:
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I bet that date and number would lead to the patent artwork if one was sufficiently motivated, maybe May 1 1827? It looks too old to be 1927.
That would make sense. pop the arms/handles apart, the rings would keep the two handles together, and squeezing the handles would allow a good grip on the wire. ( and possibly sheet metal. May 27 looks like s patent date but 1092?
ReplyDeleteOr was P.I. May the manufacturer and 271092 the patent number?
ReplyDeleteToo lazy to look it up, but I'd be surprised if wire fencing was in use in 1827.