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.