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Shoemakers plier punch

Plier punch

Shoemakers plier punch, overall length 23cm. This was used for inserting small eyelets into leather. Stamped W.SCHOLLHORN CO/ NEW HAVEN, CONN/ MADE IN U.S.A, and BERNARD.The William Schollhorn Company was founded in New Haven, Connecticut in 1870. William Bernard, who invented parallel-action pliers, sold his idea to the William Schollhorn Company. After 1945, Sargent and Company, of New Haven Connecticut, purchased the William Schollhorn Company and took over the production of Bernard brand tools.

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