Do you recognize this tool? It is marked “PAT APP D FOR” and measures 15 inches long; the jaws measure 7 inches wide when open.
If you recognize it, leave a comment below.
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I believe this is the tongs used by a blacksmith to lift the horseshoes out of the furnace and to hold it firmly while he hammers it straight, and to burn it onto the horses hoff.
I think it is a tire bead breaker. The toggle would probably allow the tool to come back out of the rim. Possibly with the notces in the togal and other side it could be a spreader.
Does look like a bead breaker - - it also looks like a "pulloff" for horse shoes, but why have such a large jaw spread?
A bead breaker? For a 7 inch rim? I doubt that.
It is a bead breaker for clincher tires
Looks like a bead breaker to me also. There is one in my shop.
I think that these are possiably some type of BlackSmith tongs. But not quite sure how they are used at this time.
I think it is a bead breaker for tires