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    Strange pair of pliers.

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    I got a box of odds and ends from a friend and among the screw drivers and chisels there was this set of pliers that I can not identify what special use they might have. They say W. Schollhorn Co. New Haven Conn stamped around the hinge pin. They have a shear type cutter and a small hammer face on the opposite side. The jaws are notched and the nose is also notched. I am curious as to what they were made for if anyone has any insight. I looked on Google and found lots of tackle box pliers but none as big as this set , or with any hammer face.
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    Almost looks like something for doing furniture frames to hook the springs and clips.

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    Hard to be sure but look like sets I have, but yours are missing the jaw pieces that fit between the ends of the handles. The jaws are cammed to close parallel to the work. Not sure if they were special purpose or just for general use.

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    I wondered about the jaws not opening parallel.
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    spring tool for small engine valve work
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    Do a quickie search for 'W. Schollhorn Co.' and or 'Bernard pliers'. And click 'images'.

    They made all sorts of specialty pliers and cutters for electricians, leather work, and fence work.
    There's a few of their items on ebay too.

    Yours seem to be one of their models that was a general purpose pliers with a cutter.
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    Look like fencing pliers for putting in those U shaped staples/nails.


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    Could they be wire strippers? The pictures came through very dark and are hard to make out details. You said there appears to be a cutter of some sort. I am guessing you cut the insulation then slip the wire in the notches to pull the insulation off.
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    I can see where they could be useful to cut and strip wires,and tap in the old knob and tube insulators. I can see how they might be spring stretchers for upolstery work. I can see how they might be useful for fencing except they have no provision for pulling staples out. I am sure they were just the right tool for something. None of the images I could find matched my tool. There was one kind of close that had no hammer function built in. Several had the same manufacturer mark stamped around the hinge pin.
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    Those arnt bernards or parallel jaw piers since they open with the jaws parallel thru the whole stroke.

    At first glance I think they may be for installing grommets in tarps and canvas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by country gent View Post
    Those arnt bernards or parallel jaw piers since they open with the jaws parallel thru the whole stroke.

    At first glance I think they may be for installing grommets in tarps and canvas.
    This is what I was thinking as well
    What could possibly go wrong?

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    It looks like an ancient pair of fence pliers....
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    Fence pliers...

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    My first impression was fence pliers.
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    I think they would work fine for fence pliers.
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    Nowhere near fence pliers, head is too small and lightweight.
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    Quote Originally Posted by too many things View Post
    spring tool for small engine valve work
    Some kind of spring compression tool.
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    These are fencing pliers...

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    I grew up using these and hate the sight of them...
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    It would be interesting to see them up close in person. A lot of factories bought "standard items" and modified them to what they needed. these may have been reworked for a special job in a factory.

    One that sticks in my mind is bent tine pitch fork. A bent tine one was used for raking potatoes and carrots from wood boxes when dumping. the company would go out and buy 15 or so manor forks and a guy would bend the tines with a torch and pipe fixture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Idaho45guy View Post
    These are fencing pliers...

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    I grew up using these and hate the sight of them...
    I agree. But sometimes they are the absolute best tool for the job-- such as when you are fixing a barbed wire fence.

    I never liked driving staples with them, much easier to hold the staple in the end of the tool and hit it with a hammer. Seemed to have better luck getting the staple to go into an iron hard hedge post that way.

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