matto Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 i think this is a brick buck tong?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Could be, I own a couple that use the handle for leverage to hold a line of bricks Have you tried it to see if it works well for that use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 have not tried yet needs a little lub to move more freely. but it does move. my other thought was to pick ice blocks but would think it would need points on the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Note the angle of the gripping end---what size is it when they are parallel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Some one put a fair amount of effort in to making them. I'd be interested to see what size they hold. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkmas Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Battery tong??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkie Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Not ice tongs...they are a single x-shape with inward-facing points. Looks like a brick carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 I will get some measurements and some pics with bricks. It is just fun to see what you can find when scrounging barns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Those curved ends would allow it to grip various widths of material. Could be for stone work where the individual pieces are never a uniform size.Or, it could be for carrying batteries. I've seen those before, and the short handle doesn't apply too much pressure to the sides of the battery. If you worked around cars and such back in the days before uniformity standards, you'd probably run into a lot of batteries of different lengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 makes sense. never thought battery tongs till posting this. they came from an old farm that did blacksmithing and auto work for people around the farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Evans Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 What is the shape of the handle that is out of the picture? Does it have an inverted L shape?The jaws must be almost closed shut by the time that is vertical and preventing a pendulum swing of the load...Can you re photograph showing the complete tool?Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I haven't seen the one handled style as the pic shows. The old ones with two equal length handles are called 'lazy tongs.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 alan i will get new picks tomorrow. i would say the handle shape is a lazy curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel S Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 They look like the log tongs on this page. They could be an early version. http://ext.nrs.wsu.edu/handtools/tools/movinglogs/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phabib Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 The brick tongs I've got hold 8-12 bricks depending on how you adjust the jaws. Something like this couldn't hold enough bricks to make using the tool worth it. I vote battery carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 i will try to get more pics posted today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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