Two Mystery Tools ...

[xpatUSA]

... both about 7" long and with the same purpose:





Text reads SOLE MANUF'RS BOSTON MASS PATD JAN 19 1869





Comments and guesses invited ...

[DanK]

Stamping holes in leather?


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[xpatUSA]

Sorry, Dan, not a leather hole punch.

[DanK]

Umm, something used to help extract confessions during the reign of Henry VIII?

[xpatUSA]

Umm, something used to help extract confessions during the reign of Henry VIII?

LOL. Yep, that would do it ... ouch!!

[Rufus]

Given the manufacturer, it shoud be a cobbler's tool.

[xpatUSA]

Given the manufacturer, it should be a cobbler's tool.

My amateur cobbler Dad had something like that in the late 40s early 50s but I think you know that it ain't one of those.

Thanks for prolonging the mystery, David!

[Geoff F]

In the old days, before throw away hardpoint saws, we had to hand sharpen and reset saw teeth angles with various tools like these.

[royent]

I would opt for a saw set as well

[pschlute]

Umm, something used to help extract confessions during the reign of Henry VIII?

His Highness 'Enery" lived over 300 years earlier.

I would suggest a brogue punch.

[DanK]

His Highness 'Enery" lived over 300 years earlier.

I would suggest a brogue punch.

I was joking


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[pschlute]

I was joking


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Off with your head !!!

[Manfred M]

I'm with Geoff and Roy on this one. My suspicion is that these are saw set pliers.

[xpatUSA]

Well done, Gents.

First is a Leach's Patent Saw Set Plier, Pat. 1896.

Second is a Morrill improved number 1, pat 441,962 Dec 2 1890.

Thanks for looking ...

[Geoff F]

If you weren't careful with these tools you could easily snap off a few saw teeth. Some of the more recent versions had precise settings which you could select for the exact number of saw teeth.

[Wavelength]

Excellent set of images!!!

[xpatUSA]

If you weren't careful with these tools you could easily snap off a few saw teeth. Some of the more recent versions had precise settings which you could select for the exact number of saw teeth.

Yes, I saw one of those while researching sawsets.

[xpatUSA]

Excellent set of images!!!

Thank you!

[Chataignier]

Saw set tools, and still totally relevant. As a traditional (hobby) woodworker, I would like to see them cleaned up and used.

[davidedric]

Every day's a school day. Thanks Ted