unknown tool
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Hello all,
My friend's neighbor is a retired union electrician in his 80s, and he allowed me to take a few tools for my collection. He gave me this tool (pictured) but neither of us knew what it was. Can anyone help?
My friend's neighbor is a retired union electrician in his 80s, and he allowed me to take a few tools for my collection. He gave me this tool (pictured) but neither of us knew what it was. Can anyone help?
Last edited by ray2047; 05-14-18 at 02:44 AM. Reason: Enlarge image.
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Old bell phone lineman splce tools, from back when phone lines were, more complicated...
Right side tool is the reel to hold a spool of wire,
left side tool is looks like "metal magic" cable stripper,
Right side tool is the reel to hold a spool of wire,
left side tool is looks like "metal magic" cable stripper,
Last edited by Hal_S; 05-14-18 at 03:00 PM.
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Eh, thanks, but figuring out what it was wasn't from personal knowledge,
but I've seen some of those old tools around, and have always been "hands on"
So, "while-I'm-not-an-engineer" grandfather owned the local lumber yard and kept delivery trucks, and freight cars working, dad and uncles were engineers and taught me to think along "how was it assembled" and "what does it do".
but I've seen some of those old tools around, and have always been "hands on"
So, "while-I'm-not-an-engineer" grandfather owned the local lumber yard and kept delivery trucks, and freight cars working, dad and uncles were engineers and taught me to think along "how was it assembled" and "what does it do".