Tool ident? My Dad found it and gave it to me. We dont know its use?

[nickel-city-fab]

Usually just approaching them with the tool in hand does the trick.

My doctor said that once....

[DICKEYBIRD]

The direction of action is correct. It's for adjusting the attitudes of recalcitrant lambs & calves. Usually just approaching them with the tool in hand does the trick.

[reggie_obe]

It's for installing those heavy rubber bands on the nuts of lambs and calves.

No the action of the tool is backwards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOtiNP_xbiQ

It's not one of these either.

https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=30e07683-7b6a-11d5-a192-00b0d0204ae5

[nickel-city-fab]

It's for installing those heavy rubber bands on the nuts of lambs and calves.

You use a tool for that?

[Illinoyance]

Old timey tongs for lifting and holding small diameter well pipe.

[JRouche]

That makes a lot of sense as a pipe tool for a couple sizes of pipe. You could set the "bite" pretty well with that.

Right? Its a variable pipe wrench? Thanks to all you folks for helping..... My Dad will be happy. And he will prolly drag more goodies to my house Thanks Again. JR

[J Tiers]

The hex bolt laying next to it screws into round part of the tool that its next to on the tool from clamping down. So it looks adjustable for closing depth. JR

That makes a lot of sense as a pipe tool for a couple sizes of pipe. You could set the "bite" pretty well with that.

[JRouche]

The hex bolt laying next to it screws into round part of the tool that its next to on the tool from clamping down. So it looks adjustable for closing depth. JR

[Yondering]

It's for installing those heavy rubber bands on the nuts of lambs and calves.

[micrometer50]

Blacksmith tongs for round bars

[nickel-city-fab]

Early design of "pipe tongs" according to Audel's Plumber's Guides (1930 ed.)

[J Tiers]

Then JT, you didn't mean "into" the pipe, as in insert or penetrate; you meant "against" the side of the pipe!

It digs into the surface of the pipe to grab it. Hence "in".

[sarge41]

Yes, J Tiers got it right. My dad had one such as JT described. It was a large one, handles probably 28" long, the lower jaw was adjustable for size. The adjustable jaw was sharpened, similar to a chisel. It was a bulldog, by that I mean it was powerful, better than a regular pipe wrench. Some guys trying to disassemble a steam system had some pipes that wouldn't turn loose till they used that wrench .

Sarge41

[lynnl]

Then JT, you didn't mean "into" the pipe, as in insert or penetrate; you meant "against" the side of the pipe!

[J Tiers]

I can't visualize any such use like that. If the straight jaw is jammed into the pipe, then the curved jaw, and handles too, are now aligned longitudinally with the pipe. How would any turning force be applied?

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The hooked jaw went around the pipe, and the straight jaw jammed into it from the side. Somewhat like a "peavey". Doesn't mean those are exactly that type, just that they look quite a bit like what I have seen in old tool books stated to be for pipe.