Every once in a while we all come across something we have no idea what it is or what it's for.
Well, now we have a place where we can post a picture and ask - "What the hell is that?!"
I'll start -
I also wanted to say some sort of specialized Blacksmith, maybe Bladesmith, tongs. Weight on the end to really help clamp down on whatever was being worked on.... But yeah, never would have guessed its intended purpose. 😮
..... Glad I didn't put my lips on them. 😁Those are blacksmith tongs. Once red hot they're used during castration of farm animals to cauterize after the snipping. Ouch!
Yeah, I kinda thought so!Could be for glass makers. The castration thing I made up 🙄
A friend purchased it at a garage sale. Neither of us had/have any idea what its intended purpose was. 🤨
Wow, I was close. Wrong victim to use it on, animal vs. person, but I was right on the nose.