Originally Posted by
Jim Koepke
I have one pair of pliers like the pin nose pliers shown.
They were my dad's from a set he bought in the 1930s or 1940s. They were used for forming wire to solder to a lug or fasten under a binding head screw.
I believe jewelers call them chain pliers.
As far as the fenced nippers, it looks like they may also be from a metal working trade. If they can cut thin metal in continuous strips, that may be their purpose.
The other nippers look like something to cut tabs for folding and soldering metal boxes and such.
If you could find a tin smith, they would likely be able to give names to all of them and not just Steve, Bob and Charles.
jim