Quoted from cottonm4:Surely, there has to be something better this POS piece of plastic. And a light bulb moment happened. Several weeks prior I was at an auction and bought a box of old tools. There was a funny looking set of pliers in that box. And I thought they might be good fuse pullers. I was not wrong.
These pliers are vintage, or old, or antique. Pick your poison. They are used pliers. They are old. Made by Utica Tool company that used to make all kinds of pliers. These funny looking pliers were used by telephone company employees for working with cables. That is all I could find about them.
Their part number is: 319-B. I managed to find a pair on Ebay I bought as a gift for a friend. Utica 319-B
Just bought a pair of these I found on eBay as soon as I saw your post, he/she accepted my 12.00 offer. Thanks! Iām throwing away my plastic pullers when i get home!