We received this tool at the Cherokee County Historical Museum and have no clue what it is. Does anyone know what it is and what it may have been used for?
Can you give approximate size, and maybe a photo from another angle? It looks like the working end is away from us. Is that some kind of hinge mechanism on the far end?
I would venture a guess that it's some sort of specialized bench dog, a sort of a clamp that works in a hole in the wood working bench.
I am probably wrong, but it was worth a shot. what do I win?
I recall seeing something like this on the wall of my grandmother's porch. It was used for clamping the tail of a catfish when it was being skinned. Then she'd pull off the skin with pliers and a knife. As resourceful as she was, it was probably repurposed from whatever it was originally made for, though.
Can't tell for sure, no size referance. Looks like part of a barbed wire fence tightener. Maybe a better picture of the jaws. Disclaimer: don't bet too much money on my answer.
Could it possibly be a fence or wire stretcher, mounted to the board for a different use?
Just my guess.
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