I can find #522B Wilde snap ring pliers online, these are completely different, maybe some sort of ignition pliers or something, There might be a missing jaw-closing spring between the handles. Wilde tools is still around making a range of pliers, prybars, punches and chisels in Hiawatha, Kansas.
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And a pair of Channellock-type pliers at another antique market.
That is a snap-ring plier and slightly different variations appear in older Wilde catalogs. This particular iteration doesn't have the holes for a spring but is otherwise pretty much the same:
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Another brand I had never heard of but I'll check my boxes now and see if I have any.
Unlike the ones in the catalog these ones don't look like the tips are round to fit a snap ring?
ReplyDeleteIt's possible that the pins are missing from the pair in the top photo but I see them clearly in this pair:
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They are just crimped in place so I imagine they pull out or break.
I retired 2 years ago after selling construction and industrial tools. I never heard of them either! Looks like good stuff, I probably sold some of their products that were private labeled for another manufacturer. There’s a lot of cross breeding in the tool industry.
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