Posted 7 years ago
Mollycmain
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This was found in my Dads garage, it is a very solid metal- only squeezes in about 5 mm . Bits do not touch when squeezed in. Strange bit is that both "blades" ( although not sharpe at either side) are curved OUTWARDS like this )( Any ideas?
I think these are old fashioned hair curling tongs.
Glass blowing jacks or tweezers?
According to the "Miller's Collectables Guide" for 1991-92, page 191, this is a cork reamer for removing crumbled port corks dating to about 1870.
Thank you for all your comments! The reamer one is great! I have also heard it could be a smoking pipe reamer.
Yes, pipe reamer!