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    Posted 10 years ago

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    JimPa
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    Opening the handles levers the serrated clamp open. Then closing the handles clamps the item before the shears close.
    Handles are coated with black paint/porcelain (?)
    Cast, or stamped into the concave shear jaw is "PAT.NOV. 4, 80"
    I jokingly refer to them as my circumscissors.
    Both cutting edges are hardened steel inserts attached with two screws.

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    1. slackjack, 10 years ago
      Wick trimmer for kerosene lamps.
    2. JimPa, 10 years ago
      Super!
      Based on "wick trimmer", I was able to find it. Manufactured by Globe Ventilation out of Troy, NY. T patent date is actually Nov. 4, 84.
      Mystery solved! QUICKLY!!
    3. GeodeJem GeodeJem, 10 years ago
      Candle wick trimmer
    4. JimPa, 10 years ago
      Sorry, GeodeJem....slackjack is correct. It's specifically designed for LAMP wicks.
      I actually found one, new - in the box, on Etsy. Rescued from an old hardware store.
      Name, manufacturer and patent dates.
      No guesses required!

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