What is it

[Texas Cowboy]

I will post a picture of what it does tomorrow. Tony

 

[Fawteen]

Appears to be a crimper of some sort.

 

[showcrop]

Not enough pics to see it well enough but the groove visible in the end view makes it look like it is suppose to bend a piece of rod.

 

[jd man wis]

Looks like a horse shoe remover.

 

[andyt(pa)]

tire chain pliers

 

[timcasbolt]

Looks like a pair of hog ring pliers to me.

 

[JIM MN]

Andy knows, I agree. Tire chain pliers.

 

[wjytexas]

Not a horseshoe puller. Could be hog ring pliers.

 

[Texasmark1]

Never saw a tire chain plier, nor a horse shoe remover but have a couple of hog ring pliers...but the plier ends are cup shaped, like a tea/table spoon, not that so I can't really classify it as a hog ring crimper.

 

[Texas Cowboy]

How would you like this job. Take a small staple like for chicken wire and crimp it around another strand of wire to make barb wire Tony

 

[Texasmark1]

Interesting. Cain't imagine not being able to buy/get barbed wire back in the late 1800s and having to hand install barbs on a mile of plain wire fencing........

 

[wjytexas]

Tony you may have the only pair of tire chain pliers in Medina County.

 

[flembo]

Those would be mighty small tire chains. Here are mine.

 

[wjytexas]

obviously I have no experience with tire chains

 

[jd man wis]

I use one in a shop I worked at and the work nice.

 

[Texas Cowboy]

We had to look up the patent to figure out what they were. I don’t remember the date but they were made to put barbs on fence wire. No I can’t imagine putting barbs on a mile of fence. Not even one strand much less five or six strand fence like we build now. Tony

 

[Brian G. NY]

(quoted from post at 23:32:42 09/01/20) Those would be mighty small tire chains. Here are mine.
<img src="https://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cvphotos/cvphoto54823.jpg">

Actually, your pliers are for very large tire chains; like tractors or trucks.
Automobile chain pliers are much smaller than yours.