Can you identify this tool?

[Ralph, Ohio]

First time trying to post a photo. If no picture please ignore.

 

[Ralph, Ohio]

Another photo

 

[John Garner]

From the looks of it, I'll speculate that it's the larval stage of a Vise-Grip-type locking clamp.

 

[Pete-IN]

Vise Grip type welding clamp

 

[rustred]

vise grip has all kinds of different welding clamps like that.

 

[Caryc]

Yes but, there must have been some particular reason for the double upper jaws and the single lower jaw.

 

[DoubleO7]

Does it appear to be factory made or cobbled up?

Peterson sold many to other companies without the jaws for specialized uses.

Maybe a sheet metal crimper used on galvanized residential furnace ducting to reduce the one end to fit into another length of duct?I

Although the single jaw looks to be a forging. So probably some sort of welders clamp.

This post was edited by DoubleO7 on 08/21/2023 at 08:06 am.

 

[Caryc]

(quoted from post at 08:01:30 08/21/23) Does it appear to be factory made or cobbled up?

Peterson sold many to other companies without the jaws for specialized uses.

[b:26b51de0f8]Maybe a sheet metal crimper used on galvanized residential furnace ducting to reduce the one end to fit into another length of duct?I[/b:26b51de0f8]

Although the single jaw looks to be a forging. So probably some sort of welders clamp.

I know what you mean but don't they make a tool with serrated type jaws for that use? Same kind of principle as you were thinking.

This post was edited by Caryc on 08/21/2023 at 08:20 am.

 

[Ralph, Ohio]

Don't have it in front of me but looks factory made.

 

[1948CaseVAI]

Aluminum downspout crimper so one end fits inside another. I have similar but not that heavy duty.

 

[DoubleO7]

(quoted from post at 11:58:16 08/21/23)
Yes but, there must have been some particular reason for the double upper jaws and the single lower jaw.

Have seen a lot of vise-grips for welding.

But none were made so that the jaw tips could pass each other when closed.

I wonder if the jaw edges at the very ends are flat and square edged or tapered, V shaped like chisel or beveled?

Also wondering why the extra curly Q beyond where you would think the clamping contact surfaces would be.

And the extra cutout/slots in the twin jaws back near the welds.

Like maybe a yoke or something else is missing.

This post was edited by DoubleO7 on 08/21/2023 at 11:31 am.

 

[DaleinWV]

if Vise-Grip, since the upper handle is pretty messed up, you may find printing on the lower handle - outside, where yer fingers grip.

 

[Caryc]

I'd like to see a pic with the jaws completely closed. I'm wondering how much they would overlap.

 

[Ralph, Ohio]

Seems like a good guess but just got some more photos from the new owner & with the jaws closed the approx. square opening between them is about 1.5 by 1.5.
The intermeshing jaws sure look like they were meant to squeeze or crimp or form something.

 

[VKCAKC23]

Looks like the blade from a measuring tape.
Maybe its some type of nose ring for catching livestock.

 

[Caryc]

(quoted from post at 19:04:29 08/21/23) Looks like the blade from a measuring tape.
Maybe its some type of nose ring for catching livestock.

I know what you're talking about but I'm seen Dr. Pol use a tool like that on cattle. The two jaws that come together in the nose have round balls on the jaws not anything like that thing.