"Love" Handles??

[dimwittedmoose51]

]Neighbor gave me these pliers/tongs and I'm guessing they were some sort of holding tool for a blacksmith??  I've been wrong before , so I seek the collective wisdom of the forum

TIA folks.

DM&FS

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ds5ga2jqh9or8al/2014-03-28%2005.42.44.jpg
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/yr5bgi99hdlsnok/2014-03-28%2005.43.00.jpg[/img]

[HeelSpur]

I do believe your forgetting something :-).

[scottg]

Eeeeni meeeenie, chili beenie, the spirits are about to speaaak............................
  What???
What, what? Oh this damn crystal ball is not worth a crap!
      Who made this thing?? Chinese sweat shop gypsies??
Came out of Wall-weegie??

     geeze just I don't know
yours Scott

[dimwittedmoose51]

Server wouldn't let me post photos, so take that  boys!!  I'll try again with just one and sse if I can squeak that one in...

[rusty]

Sorry..the server is currently out back behind the building fumbling with a piece of glassware and a lighter...

[Billman49]

I thought I was the only one having problems posting images - I put that down to being on a little island in another continent, and the time taking to squeeze all those Gb up the electric string.....

[Papaw]

Folks- I can't do anything at all about the picture posting difficulties. All I can suggest is that you use a picture hosting service and use the urls provided for posting.

[dimwittedmoose51]

Papaw, I think I figured it out.  Feedback would be appreciated if i screwed up some how......

DM&FS

[Papaw]

Now we see links to the photos.

[Bus]

They are to be used on pump rods

[Billman49]

Very similar are found as smiths tongs for holding round bar, but they do not have a double bitted mouth - I'd agree some sort of non-adjustable pipe tongs, like the UK Footprint brand (which are adjustable) - pump rod pliers sounds good... modern water pump pliers are similar in general shape...

[dimwittedmoose51]

I'll take a look, but I thinkit has the double jaws, just didn't take a photo at that angle.  My bad

DM&FS