Mystery Tool

[Tink]

This tool is about 8 1/2" long. The crank on the end turns the jaws on opposite end. The squeeze handle in the middle closes the pincher jaw. Inside surface of tip of jaw is flat, smooth and makes flush contact with opposing jaw. Red handle is plastic.

The squeeze handle has a logo that looks like pilot wings and the letter JAHCO in an oval above the wings.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Is this the logo? View attachment 605038

http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19950691000

A WWII era aircraft parts plant in Cleveland Ohio named JAHCO wich stood for "JACK & HEINTZ" Company

 

[kracer55]

Sounds like safety wire pliers to me.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Sounds like safety wire pliers to me.

I think this is a good guess considering safety wires are used on aircraft. http://www.ultralightnews.com/pilotslounge/safetywire.htm

 

[Broken knee]

Could it be for De-burring rivet holes? HH
Broken Knee

 

[Gunrunner61]

Safty wires for planes

 

[Tink]

Wow! I leave for a few errands and you guys have already figured it out. Thanks especially to bigcypresshunter. I finally got a decent picture of the logo.

 

[Tink]

and here's the exact logo http://www.ebay.com/itm/JACK-HEINTZ...670?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cd48289e

Thanks again gentlemen.

 

[Mackaydon]

Cleveland natives Bill Jack and Ralph Heintz formed Jack & Heintz in 1940 in Palo Alto, California. Here's more of the company's history: http://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/153
Don.........
PS: Tink, Welcome to Treasure Net !!

 

[digging wv]

Are you sure those are safety wire pliers? Followed the links but all I saw were logo conformations. I've seen some old tools at wright patterson but I can't remember these. But that was a long time ago. Any links to confirm the actual tool? I had to learn to safety wire by hand (and make it good and tight) before I even got to get a pair of "swipes". Ahh, those were the days.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Are you sure those are safety wire pliers? Followed the links but all I saw were logo conformations.

I was wondering myself if the green check was posted too early.

 

[digging wv]

Aircraft Spruce and Specialty Company has a similar tool for a starter Safety Wire Kit. May be close enough to call it