Strange piece

[RhysMichael]

Originally Posted by Ferguson

Victor makes, or made, oxy-acetylene welding equipment. So the lamp lighting tool makes sense. The wrench (spanner) on the end could turn a valve. Don't know about the knife end.

Steve

again hearsay only but I have been told that lamplighters had a took to turn on the valve that was also a stabbing weapon to protect them as they often had to light lamps in areas where there was a great deal of crime

again I have never seen one so I cannot say this it it