found by a friend in a box of junk...it's made of iron or steel...any ideas what it might be?
It could be a vintage hydraulic valve lifter puller with a part missing and maybe a handle missing too. A piece slides to squeeze together and/or expand. I have one similar. This is not the best picture but something like this. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CZCV2W...e=380337&creativeASIN=B001CZCV2W&linkCode=asnWhite Feather said:It looks like a puller of some type. I've seen pullers for the old style engine lifters that are very similar to this.