Can you tell me what kind of clock tool this is?

holtzapffelFan · Dec 15, 2019

Does anyone know what this is? Dear Husband bought some clock stuff at auction and I've been going through the tools for me... wondering if I should keep...

Overall length 3-3/4"
Handle approx 3/4" diameter

steel springs work, and threaded rod in center.

Perhaps a specialized tweezer to pull clock gears?

My quick image search of vintage clock tools, and I can't find a match, so will ask the experts!

Thanks- HF

L Vanice · Dec 15, 2019

It is a good quality tool for removing the hands from watches. The two square plastic pads are to prevent damage to the dial. They work very well, but I stopped repairing watches decades ago. I think that is one of the tools I kept, just in case.

Larry

Rob F. · Dec 15, 2019

Yes, for pulling hands. It might work on dial caliper/indicator hands if the need arose.

holtzapffelFan · Dec 17, 2019

Thank you for the ID of the tool; now to pry it out of dear husband's hands...I do hope I never have a need to replace the hands on my dial calipers though. I'm sharing DH's mitutoya... perhaps next year I'll buy myself a Starrett dial caliper made in the US... my first Starrett dial caliper was made overseas, and I was quite honked off when I opened the box; not honked off that they were made overseas, honked off that I didn't read and verify before I bought. The quality appears fine, but the thumb screw that you use feels 'cheap' otherwise I wouldn't mind using them.

I knew if I posted to the forum someone would be able to ID and am grateful to know about this forum.

HF

Illinoyance · Dec 18, 2019

Yep, it is a hand jack.

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