What the heck is this used for

[Hickory]

Cleaning out some things from My Aunt's house (Long Epic Story) and came across this tool. Keeping in mind that she was an Antique dealer for "ever" .... I haven't a clue....

I know what it does but Why? I used it on a piece of carboard (side of shoe box) and it cuts (popping out a chad) a perfect 1/16" v 3/8" slot in the edge... (?)

What is your thoughts or have you ever seen or used one?

[bluegum30]

yep, thingie for marking playing cards.

[AlexS]

Is the rusty V shape a guillotine blade of some sort?

[Groggy]

It looks like a wire stripper.

[arose62]

My guess is that it's a 1/16 x 3/8 chad cutter.

Used to make slots in the side of shoe boxes.

Cheers,
Andrew

[murray44]

[IanW]

Glassblower's tool? (sizing/necking bottles)
Wild guess...

[issatree]

Hi Hickory,
I had an idea of what it maybe, but then I saw you were in the US of A.
It is a bit Flimsy, but I thought it might have been an early, Tram or Train S/C for taking out the date of the ticket for that day.
I think we had tickets in Melbourne, with numbers in little squares, around the outside of the ticket, being the weekly dates, & this tool may have cut out that date ( No. ) of that particular day.
I'm also guessing, but somebody will know. That was my bit.
Regards,
issatree.

[artme]

A silurian tooth extractor.

[macmich]

could be a crude type wick cutter and snuffer
cheers macca

[sCORCH]

What 'bout something for trimming the ends off cigars.?
If you like rust...

[thomaslaursen]

Hi Hickory,
I had an idea of what it maybe, but then I saw you were in the US of A.
It is a bit Flimsy, but I thought it might have been an early, Tram or Train S/C for taking out the date of the ticket for that day.
I think we had tickets in Melbourne, with numbers in little squares, around the outside of the ticket, being the weekly dates, & this tool may have cut out that date ( No. ) of that particular day.
I'm also guessing, but somebody will know. That was my bit.
Regards,
issatree.

Sounds right to me, but i'm also just guessing. My dad collects trains... well not real trains, but photos, books, postcards etc. Anything to do with railways. When i was a child I remember he collected old used tickets from all over the world, and they all had a very simillar slot cut into the side. Back then a trainticket was much thicker than now, like 1-2mm, so maybe you can figure out how old it is by the thickness i cuts.
Anyway, that's my guess, I'll ask my dad next time I see him, he should know.

Thomas

[Hickory]

I just got a reasonable reply from a fellow in Spain. and confirmed by another who said he remembers it from his younger years. Not even in the ballpark.... Keep guessing but my Mrs. said "Great, I need that" so it is now in her garden box.

[rotten_66]

Is it something that is used in a Jewish ceremony involving very young boys ,

Ron

[Kerry Blue]

It looks to me like a candle wick trimmer....They were routinely used to keep the wick trimmed to its optimum length of 1/4".