What Are These Parallel Pliers?

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Another "Please ID this" thread.

I've just picked up a pair of unusual parallel pliers, with handles in the style of our own Maun Industries ones, but with jaws I've never seen before.

I'm guessing they are to cut and pierce some non-metallic tube or belt.

The hole through the cutter, and punch section is about 1cm, or probably 3/8" clearance since they are American.

They are made by Fassing Products Co. of New York

I'm wondering if they could be for cutting round leather belting, such as that used on old sewing machines, and piercing the ends for the joining clip.

I can't find much reference on the net.

Thanks

Bill

[peak4Participant @peak4]

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Too late to edit the thread now, but I did wonder their use for cutting HT leads and fitting some sort of early end caps.

Bill

[Arthur SixsmithParticipant @arthursixsmith43623]

They are round leather belt pliers I have two sizers of these in my tool box. I was a industrial sewing mechanic all my working life. Arthur

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by peak4 on 12/08/2018 12:51:40:

 

 

They are made by Fassing Products Co.

I can't find much reference on the net.

Thanks

Bill

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Not Fassing but Falsing

… That said, I have only found one, slightly cryptic, reference **LINK**

https://www.holzwerken.de/museum/hersteller/marken.phtml

Hint: … Listed under Indianerkopf

MichaelG.

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So now you can broaden your search to include Falsing, Zella-Mehlis

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 12/08/2018 13:40:03

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Posted by Arthur Sixsmith on 12/08/2018 13:31:00:

They are round leather belt pliers I have two sizers of these in my tool box. I was a industrial sewing mechanic all my working life. Arthur

Thanks Arthur, so my inspired guesswork was right. I do have two singer machines driven by round leather belts, though smaller in cross section.

And also thank Michael, yes I know they are Falsing, I just can't type

The handles are pretty much identical to the various Maun pliers I own, so I wonder if there was a tie-up historically between the two companies.

Edited By peak4 on 12/08/2018 13:53:08

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by peak4 on 12/08/2018 13:52:14:

And also thank Michael, yes I know they are Falsing, I just can't type

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No dig intended … I was just reminded of the poem by Stevie Smith: **LINK**

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_Waving_but_Drowning

MichaelG.

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