Pliers

Object/Artifact

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Pliers

Entry/Object ID

2011.512

Description

A pair of metal solid-joint pliers. There is black electrical tape wrapped around both handles, and a rivet where the joint is, to determine the width of the pliers.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Brunowill

Date made

circa 1891 - circa 1945

Notes

Objects inscribed with "DRGM," as these pliers are, date to Austria and Germany between the above dates, and stands for Deutsches Reich Gebrauchs Muster, which is similar to a utility patent marking.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Pliers joint, below the rivet

Transcription

DRGM / BRUNO WILL / GERMANY

Language

English

Material/Technique

Etched

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pliers

Nomenclature Class

Multiple Use T&E for Materials

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

905

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

989C

Dimensions

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Material

Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair