Old Tool what is it?

Cleaning out the shed at lake see this old wrench my brother had stashed in there. I recall it being at my father cottage brought there by my Grandfather.. I do not recall ever seeing it used and don't know what it was used for. Being it was brought to my fathers old cottage while they were building it. I can only suspect that it is intended as a adjustable pipe wrench? Yet it has no gripping groves or teeth like most pipe wrenches or channel locks. Only other thing I can think of why Grampa would had that wrench at dads cottage. Was that he used it for something on the sawmill he built and ran with dads old 8N??
Anyone have any idea if this wrench had one specific job?
I was going to throw it in the scrap pile then I got another idea for it. Maybe is a priceless relic LMAO! I doubt.
I know it's not like anything I ever seen used to castrate any critter?? Probably work though if adjusted right.

The only mark I see on it is a raise 3 by the nut holds it together





Mac

It's a Pig, Pig Pig oh whats that word??

Castrator-adjustable no less!!!

Too dull to be a pig castrator but it's a cool old tool. Maybe some sort of adjustable pipe wrench?

Or just an old version of an adjustable wrench.

I have used something very similar to that when I did a spell at a black smith's place holding forgings. That way you can adjust them so they are easier to hold when clamped down on your work. It had a slightly different jaw shape if I remember right but its been a few moons ago

Yup.
They sell a modern version with an infomercial. Forget what they call it, miracle wrench, or wonder wrench.

Miracle if it doesn’t round off the nut or stud.

Wonder which knuckle I’m gonna bust when it slips.

^^^

First channel lock pliers

One of my farriers uses one to hold hot shoes while he bangs them into shape

It's a Pig Planned Parenthood enhancement tool !!!!
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looks to me like it would work slick on those old square nuts

That’s it. Castrator for square nuts. Plain to see now.

If I remember right there was a big skuffle somewhere around Bemidji Mn and all those hills scattered clear across to Wisc was cause when Paul tried to castrate Blue the Ox.
What a find you have there.

The forerunner of an adjustable end wrench. The adjustable jaw could be set to accommodate different size nuts. Rather worthless today with hex nuts, but I bet you could get a good bite on a square nut with it! Probably valuable to the right person Mac, but finding him would be the problem!

I have a huge one like that. I assume it was for the square nuts.

Moosetrot

channel locks , sans channels

run the bolt out and get a bigger grab

Pig nutcracker.

Maybe a tool to reset the teeth on a conventional saw blade ..

Well I was going to just scrap it, but planning now weld it on to some piece yard art crap I play with. I'm thinking maybe Grampa used it for the big arbor nut held the blade on his mill?? Think my older brother probably has some parts that mill laying in his woods?? I was only 5-6 years old when seen that mill run.. So I have no idea how he used that wrench or for what.

Mac

Wire or cable cutter?

Looks like a wheel weight tool.

Please don't weld on it and if you are going to scrap it I will pay the cost to ship it to me.
It is a pipe tong. patented about 1860 by a man named Brown.

This guy calls them "adjustable pipe tongs".

http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/08/vanished-tool-makers-ashcroft.html?m=1

Cedar Hacker beat me to it.

NAILED IT ! LOL