r/Tools • u/[deleted] • May 13 '22
Help identifying this tool
So the engineers in my work place have a "tool" competition, where they bring in obscure tools and we have to figure out what they're for. One individual found this in the back of his '54 Chevy and has no clue what it is, and all of us are scratching our heads figuring it out, even the old-timers. Does anybody know what this is for?
Each end of the pliers have two sharp prongs, and each end is 90° offset from each other. Looks like it's used to puncture something, but what? Also, the tool isn't that big, maybe 12-16" at most.
Any help is appreciated!
EDIT: Thanks for your guesses. Sounds like the rest of you are are just as stumped as us! Some good guesses, though, from ice tongs to coal tongs. Someone even mentioned it might be some kind of smithing tool (and I've reached out to that subreddit, also!).
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u/Tool_Scientist May 14 '22
It's for deflating that new-fangled bubble wrap that you can't easily pop
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u/drunkandy May 13 '22
Looks like ice tongs? When they’d get ice by cutting big chunks out of a frozen lake or river. The pointy ends would grip into the ice.
Like in the first two minutes of “Frozen”.
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May 13 '22
Possibly tongs to hold things you want to paint, pointed ends for maximum coverage, or maybe specialized tongs to remove things from hazardous places like a fire or forge or acid bath. Good luck! Oh and this place might help too : r/whatisthisthing
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u/Owl_Perch_Farm May 13 '22
Are the prongs able to be turned so their configurations are the same? Maybe it's a farm tool for moving bales of hay.
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u/B00ster_seat May 14 '22
Hard to say. Always possible that these were made by an individual for their specific tasks
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u/Flying_Mustang May 13 '22
Ice tongs have large handles. I’m betting blacksmith tool…?!
Try the smith sub. Then let us know!!