Unknown tool

I would guess a wire or string twisting tool.

-- "I build for function first, looks second. Most times I never get around to looks." - Mike, western Colorado

The maker was known to make shoemaking
tools.

I’ve done some cobbling but I’m hardly familiar
with all the traditional tools.

Since the mention of cobbling, foot for some type of sewing machine maybe?

-- "I build for function first, looks second. Most times I never get around to looks." - Mike, western Colorado

Thanks for the replies, it could be anything. I am aware that they made leather-working tools, they probably made all kinds of trade tools. My wife just brought me some of her old pinking sheers to sharpen, looking at my wifes scissors made me wonder if this is for scissor maintenance. Some of her tailors sheers have a split nut on one side, the other side has various shapes, some of them are square. Once it arrives I will see if it fits any of her old sheers.

It looks like a pickle bar (used for prying out ball joints on a vehicle, or the like) in combination with a square wrench! It’s a specialty tool it looks like. I really do not know what it is!

-- Pete

I highly doubt that it is for split nuts. The cranked handle would make no sense at all.

-- No craft is very far from the line beyond which is magic. -- Lord Dunsany — Instagram @grailwoodworks

Soooo neither you nor the seller know what this is? Either they’re great at selling stuff or you’ll buy anything ;-)

Just razzin’ ya. If it was cheap enough, I’d have bought it too!

-- Kenny, SW VA, Go Hokies!!!

Hi, I have probably found out what it is. An Antique Early 19th Century Hand Wrought Fireman’s Bed Wrench on ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-Early-19th-Century-Hand-Wrought-Firemans-Bed-Wrench/302732076017?hash=item467c3ce3f1:g:ZMQAAOSw1Bxa5h1l

http://www.countrybed.com/hardware/antique-bed-wrench.shtml

It is for a type of slotted bolt.
http://www.countrybed.com/hardware/antique_bed_hdwr.shtml#screwcap

Thanks for the replies, I will clean it up, probably never use it though.

It was £1 plus £3 postage in the UK converted to $5.34.
A cup of coffee here is £3, so relatively cheap.