Another antique store find. This time I know what it is and will post the answer in 7 days or there about .

 

it is almost 3 feet long. Made of solid metal with wooden scales on handle. 

Looks menacing!!

And heavy

Looks like a double sided one of these.  Must be a "could" hook.

 

 

Or a vintage carpet beater.

Here is the hint. It is a blacksmiths tool.

Some sort of calipers? But, for measuring what?

42 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

Some sort of calipers? But, for measuring what?

We have a winner. Blacksmiths double calipers. Now as to the use it is in the wind maybe.

37 minutes ago, Gerald said:

We have a winner. Blacksmiths double calipers. Now as to the use it is in the wind maybe.

Gerald, didva tiny bit of researchb and garnered this. 

 

"Keep your eyes open, most smiths had one since it is invaluable when drawing a work piece down from larger stock. In use one leg is set for the thickness and the other for the width desired. In 40 years or so I have seen scores of them and owned a dozen or so. I bought 2 at one time in an antique mall where they were offered as "wall tongs". I rate this one as the best I have ever seen though there is a very similar one on eBay right now."

OK?...I don't know anymore than before I read that.

 

Edited September 29, 20196 yr by Gene Howe

Gene now that makes sense. As a turner sometimes I will uase 3 or 4 calipers to measure transitions. Now for a blacksmith it would be much easier to handle one tool instead two when making say a wagon tire. For that tire would have uniform width and thickness for the whole tire and having that caliper would make that much easier to measure both. Thanks for the info.

You're welcome. It's easy to cut and paste and, I don't even need to understand it. 

I am still lost, can we have this in pictures??  

1 hour ago, Woodbutcherbynight said:

I am still lost, can we have this in pictures??  

Gunny, picture an English wheel. Now ,,..no ..wait. Wrong thread and I've done gone off topic again. Just how many chickens were there?

22 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

You're welcome. It's easy to cut and paste and, I don't even need to understand it. 

Yeah, I’m not good with that high-tech stuff. I’ve cut so many items and somehow lost them in the outernet