Flat Nose Pliers

Date1780-1820

MediumIron and steel

DimensionsOverall length: 5 3/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1985-189

DescriptionFlat nose pliers of standard form, with a small amount of decorative filing where the jaws and handles meet the hinge.
Label TextPliers, of the same types available today, were made with different jaws for different jobs. This flat-nosed set looks just like the one illustrated in Joseph Moxon’s Mechanick Exercises, first published in 1678.