[Sca-cooks] OT / OOP - mystery object

[Terry Decker]

I have no clue as to how the tool was used, but it doesn't appear to be a 
farrier or blacksmith tool.  It is too short to get the leverage needed to 
pull horseshoes.  Also, it is designed so the jaws shouldn't close down 
tightly.  The two bumps on the inside of the handles opposite each other 
should limit how tightly the jaws can close.

The shape and size suggest that it is for fine bending and shaping, but I 
have no idea of the materials on which it would be used.

Bear

>I don't have a real clue but maybe it's something a farrier would use to
> remove horse shoes?
>
> -S
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 12:40 PM, <edoard at medievalcookery.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Howdy,
>>
>> My dad has this unusual object on his office desk.  It's some sort of
>> stainless steel hand tool - possibly farm related.  None of us in the
>> family (including him) can figure out what it is, and not knowing has
>> been bugging me for years.
>>
>> I've finally managed to get (crappy) pictures of the thing up online ...
>>
>> http://medievalcookery.blogspot.com/2009/05/modern-mystery.html
>>
>> Anyone here have any ideas?
>>
>> - Doc
>>
>>
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