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This object is a set of Lightning Bunion Pliers used by cobblers (shoe makers and repairers) to stretch a particular spot on a boot or shoe where the leather has shrunk or is too tight to accommodate a foot malformation or a bunion.
They were manufactured by Lightning of Fulton, Illinois, USA and were patented on 12 October 1897. The pliers are cast iron and are 43.2 centimetres in length.
Two black painted handles are riveted together and a slight spring tension with a length of wire wound around the rivet; both handles have spoon shaped grips at ends. One handle curves in an s-shape to a ball at its head, while the other handle curves slightly to a ring at its head. A ball on the first handle passes through the ring on the second when handles are squeezed together and a leather thong is tied to the ball head.
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