Technical Can anyone ID this weird kind of clamp??

I've had these two clamps?? for a while, saved from a dumpster..
I don't know anything about them, or what / where they would be used..
They approx 32'' overall, and are operated by a handle at one end, and on the other toothed end, would be an adjustable clamping foot ( NOTE.. the foot is missing) the wedge takes up any remaining small amount of gap, and the handle clamps the work..
Looking at it, the majority of the work to be clamped, is taken up at the toothed end (no foot shown / missing)..
The total movement of the clamping foot face adjusted by the wedge is only 1", and the lever / movement would be about 1/4'' to 1/2'', to fully clamp the work..
Lots of Patent dates, and not too old, someone must know what, where, how and when this type of tool is used..
Anyone got a clue???

 

I,ll have a stab at it. To bad the foot is missing. Some sort of flooring clamp or laminate clamp for in a joinery.

 

I agree, part of it is missing.

 

my first thought was a tool to carry bricks but It might be because you have it sitting on bricks that triggered that thought. the handle/lever with the other clamp is missing?

 

Rub the sleep out of your eyes. Those are shingles!

 

now I am thinking of playing the fiddle and wishing I was a rich man.

 

Brick carrier was my first thought as well, but like yourself, I don't think so. I'm lost. Hope someone can solve the mystery.

 

@inthweedz

I think those parent dates are not so recent......very possibly 1893, 1899 and 1904. The handle looks ‘old time’ to my eyes. I know that doesn’t really answer your question, but if I am correct (hey, it’s possible ) it may help the search.....

good luck with your quest.......

Ray

 

For carrying wooden shingles? Looks like tools I've seen for bricks, but much longer. That many bricks would be hard to lift.

 

I’ve got no idea what the tool is.
But I’m damn sure the back ground is paver bricks and not shingles

 

..Upon further inspection, I think you are absolutely correct. My apologies to tb33anda3rd for me being such a weiner.........Don.

 

The part that is missing holds the other side of the boards you have clamped together whilst the glue cures.

 

Sometimes I need to remind myself of this mantra........

 

naw, sometimes stirring it up is a good thing.
Making an omelet requires busting some balls,,, errrr something like that anyways

 

Hi Hnstray,
You could be right about the patent dates..
Being in New Zealand, we have the ''day, month, year '' in that order, I took them as being like you Americans have them written, as in ''month, day year''..
Cheers..

 

Actually believe any response is better than none.....

 

Those are for stretching fence wire. Very dangerous if you don't know how to use one.

 

I should have mentioned that the clamping face on the handle end is approx 2 3/4'' long, by 1 1/4'' high..
Not very big and not a heavy casting..
The ''ratchet / toothed'' shaft end is approx 5/16 - 3/8'' thick by 1 1/4'' wide mild steel, made for tension / pulling, not very strong on side-ways strength..
Not heavy enough for floor clamps, my father was a builder, and his floor clamps were much heavier construction, and didn't look like these..
To me, it's almost like the shaft goes thru a gap (boat hull??) and the slip on, adjustable jaw is fitted on the teeth from inside of the hull. a bit like those panel clamps, when butt welding on repair patch panels..
And my last shot for tonight is... There were lots (as in many) of these units thrown out in the dumpster, so whoever threw them out, must have used quite a few for the job they were doing..
Cheers Grant..

 

You are being too hard on yourself.......

 

Concrete form clamps????

 

I know that tune!

 

This one is a wood clamp. Similar?

 

I think Beaner is on to something . It is very similar to a fence wire stretcher I have used. But it is missing the other end.

 

Barbed Wire Stretcher? This is for barbed wire pulling. Different use than a wire fence stretcher.

 

Good eyes and ID
Now....... Can we use them for anything to build a car? Would make a hell of a stout toggle switch.
Any other ideas?

 

I don't think the fence thing is right looks like the way the tightens is by driving a wedge limited movement. Fence stretchers require a long pull.

 

I'm not sure wire stretcher is correct. There would be no reason to have the "wedge" to fine-tune the tension on a fence.

 

And here is a skid stacked knee deep with it's relatives.

 

Honda Elsinore in the background? Some asshole stole mine out of my shed six months ago.

 

Those ''relatives'' have the common ol' threaded rod to tighten them, and a lot of jaw movement..
My ones would have most adjustment on the ratchet end jaw, then the small remaining adjustment taken out with the wedge taper, and clamping applied with the handle movement.. The wedge's maximum movement of the jaw is only 1''..
Check out the two pics showing the wedge fully out, and fully in, showing the travel of the jaw..