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Pliers

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  • Kupu whakaahua

    Pliers, case repairing, n.p.

    steel pliers, one pincer tapers and then flares towards end and other just narrows towards end. Stamped on inside of handle "PAT. APPL. FOR".

    Watchmakers often had to make, improvise or alter other tools for special occasions, and jobs such as repairing cases needed some ingenuity. It is possible that this pair of pliers were originally designed for opticians use in repairing spectacles, but have been adapted for another use.

  • Accession Number
    2004.51.25
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    02 Jun 2004
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    H625 (horology)

  • Wāhanga

    Applied Arts and Design

Pliers, 2004.51.25, H625, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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  • Pliers, 2004.51.25, H625, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Pliers, 2004.51.25, H625, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Pliers, 2004.51.25, H625, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Pliers, 2004.51.25, H625, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Pliers, 2004.51.25, H625, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Pliers, 2004.51.25, H625, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Pliers, 2004.51.25, H625, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Pliers, 2004.51.25, H625, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • Pliers, 2004.51.25, H625, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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