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[Ian]

Machinist is correct. The pliers are a common tool used by shoemakers. They are combination tools, with a hammer and pliers, and sometimes one of the handles has a "bent fork" at the end to aid in manipulating the leather pieces.

A quick search on eBay produced a number of inexpensive examples similar to yours. This style of tool has been around for hundreds of years although I think your example may be late 19th or early 20th C--but its hard to say.

Your lot seems to be a collection of unrelated ironware, but I like the dagger a lot.

Ian

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Ian

Machinist is correct. The pliers are a common tool used by shoemakers.... This style of tool has been around for hundreds of years although I think your example may be late 19th or early 20th C--but its hard to say...

I remember being a kid, standing by and watch my next door shoemaker using it with full skill .