General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal [steel ?]

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

16.1 cm

Width

4.7 cm

Height

1.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Tools-Hand

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Empire

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Presumably used c. late 1900s- late 1940s.

Canada

Part of a collection of hand tools belonging to James Anthony (1883-1966), an English born and trained carpenter who came to Canada c. 1910 and worked in and around Ottawa, ON. Following the 1916 fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and damaged the Library, Mr. Anthony was hired as a foreman with the restoration crews. Until 1920, he was involved in the rebuilding of the Peace Tower and the installation of new windows at the Library of Parliament. He later worked with various builders in the Ottawa area, retiring in the late1940s. After his death in 1966 the tools were given to his son Jack, who in turn donated them to CSTMC. [Ref. 1]

Function

Used to grip small objects and bend and/or cut wire.

Technical

Similar to bell pliers, this style usually has a flat nose with side cutters and a serrated hole in the joint for gripping round objects. Bell pliers were originally used by bell hangers for bending and cutting the wires connecting household (non-electrical) bells; "burner" grip refers to the pliers use for removing the jets from gas lamps. Bell and burner pliers became popular for general use in many trades. (Ref. 3)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Empire" stamped into one side of joint; "MADE IN U.S.A." stamped into one arm.

Missing

None.

Finish

Steel (?)

Decoration

N/A