Unusual tool ID ?

[mojjax]

A set of pliers with compound action . I tried it on several thin pieces of wood . It works best on a 5mm piece of pine . What does S.L. C O stand for ? I haven't tried it on leather yet . I checked Ebay for UTICA tools , and they have some wrenches , pliers , but no ''pressing stampers''? Any ideas ?

mojjax

 

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[PBK]

It appears to be a hand press for crimping lead seals of the type used by railroads and utility companies, embossing the seal at the same time as securing it.

 

[trk5capt]

Mojjax, This Is Just A Guess, But It Looks Like A Tool Used To Press The Face On An Overall Button & Rivet. trk5capt...

 

[TreasureTales]

I was gonna say pop riveter, but I think PBK is right AGAIN. Drat!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Some kind of seal/embosser. Squeeze the [replaceable] jaws on a soft lead fishing sinker or similar and see what the seal is. Looks small for railroad. I was thinking electric or gas meter.

 

[Montana Jim]

http://eng.grabadosomella.com/productos/tenazas.htm

 

[Harry_Morant]

Yep I agree its used for lead seals - When I was a young lad growing up in a country store we used to use a similar tool to crimp the lead seals used to secure the mail bags.