Wire splicing tool
identifier
ID 1531
morphology
craft
craft
craft
holotype
MOT V 98.0018 L=22cm WD=3cm WT=323gr. Inscription: 06
description
The wire splicer is a steel hand tool used to twist two wires together for electrical connections. Among telegraph or military line workers, it was a robust tool for connecting communication lines. See also the wire tensioning wringing clamp and wire splicing pliers, which serve the same purpose. [MOT]
MOT V 98.0018
Trade catalogue Dutry-Colson: 130
Eenvoudige lessen over toegepaste electriciteit, voor lijnleggers van de telegraaf 2(1), 4, Brussel, 1911: 118-119.