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Title: What's this? Vintage?
Post by: valhom on June 06, 2015, 05:17:44 pm

What's this vintage thing exactly? Thank you.

Title: Re: What's this? Vintage?
Post by: fancypants on June 06, 2015, 06:08:12 pm

Sure looks like a cap-gripper , for assembling lids onto hot canning jars (a home-canning tool)  !

Title: Re: What's this? Vintage?
Post by: mart on June 06, 2015, 07:44:44 pm

Its a little small for mason jars but sure looks like somthing similar !!

Title: Re: What's this? Vintage?
Post by: KC on June 07, 2015, 02:07:45 am

OR is it a jar wrench?  (aka Jar opener)?

Done lots of canning and this would be difficult to lift out of hot water without burning oneself - they generally lift with handle above the jar so you don't burn your hands in hot water.  But I imagine they could have made some like this.

Title: Re: What's this? Vintage?
Post by: mariok54 on June 07, 2015, 03:13:52 am

Someone on etsy thinks it could be for exercising grip ..... or removing jar lids

https://www.etsy.com/listing/161606059/vintage-exercise-hand-grip-stress-relief

 

Title: Re: What's this? Vintage?
Post by: Rauville on June 07, 2015, 07:21:33 am

Quote from: KC on June 07, 2015, 02:07:45 am

OR is it a jar wrench?  (aka Jar opener)?...

That's what I've always referred to them as: http://deannamoyers.ecrater.com/p/20130400/antique-wood-handle-jar-lid (http://deannamoyers.ecrater.com/p/20130400/antique-wood-handle-jar-lid)

Title: Re: What's this? Vintage?
Post by: mart on June 07, 2015, 01:49:21 pm

Would help if it had something on the inside to grip the jar !!

Title: Re: What's this? Vintage?
Post by: KC on June 07, 2015, 07:16:43 pm

The really old ones didn't have notches or rubber to grab Mart.

Title: Re: What's this? Vintage?
Post by: mart on June 07, 2015, 07:39:06 pm

Only ones I have seen were notched !!