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What's-It Forum => What's-It Forum => Topic started by: tracy0228 on October 30, 2018, 09:33:14 AM

Title: 1899 really cool nippy clampy tool all made of wood?!?!?!?
Post by: tracy0228 on October 30, 2018, 09:33:14 AM
Hope Ya'll know what it is?!?!? 1899 Widmaver Mayer?!?!? know there are other letters just hard to make them out....Tried cleaning a lil bit (which I hate to do) to get better visual...Yerp it's all wood except for the metal piece between the handles.....there is resistance but not a ton.....

Is it old fuse puller, nippers, yank a tooth,  heck nut cracker, no idear but very curious to find out.....

Did couple hours of researching could not find anything similar......Driving me nutz........
Title: Re: 1899 really cool nippy clampy tool all made of wood?!?!?!?
Post by: J.A.F.E. on October 30, 2018, 12:01:44 PM
Hard to tell from the pix and I can't make out the the name but it has the general form of a type of test tube clamp - used to move them when holding by hand is not desired - as in when they are hot or cold. Modern ones are usually much different.

Couldn't find anything quite like it but then I only spent a few minutes searching. The pic is a wooden one but has much the same form.
Title: Re: 1899 really cool nippy clampy tool all made of wood?!?!?!?
Post by: Northwoods on October 30, 2018, 01:13:41 PM
That is so cool.  And made of wood!
Wood is a good insulator.  But it doesn't look to have spent much time near a flame.
Title: Re: 1899 really cool nippy clampy tool all made of wood?!?!?!?
Post by: mikeswrenches on October 30, 2018, 06:40:21 PM
Maybe for pulling those big old cartridge style fuses?

Mike
Title: Re: 1899 really cool nippy clampy tool all made of wood?!?!?!?
Post by: J.A.F.E. on October 30, 2018, 09:20:54 PM
The OPs may be metal - the one I posted is wood but it is listed as a test tube clamp.
Title: Re: 1899 really cool nippy clampy tool all made of wood?!?!?!?
Post by: papadan on October 31, 2018, 04:31:08 PM
Being made of wood, could it be a design model for a tool?
Title: Re: 1899 really cool nippy clampy tool all made of wood?!?!?!?
Post by: Chillylulu on November 01, 2018, 11:27:34 AM
Hard to tell from the pix and I can't make out the the name but it has the general form of a type of test tube clamp - used to move them when holding by hand is not desired - as in when they are hot or cold. Modern ones are usually much different.

Couldn't find anything quite like it but then I only spent a few minutes searching. The pic is a wooden one but has much the same form.
+1

But not only for when heated.  It's often not a good idea to hold a test tube by hand.

Chilly