Water Pump Pliers

Number 9A

Jaw settings - This shows the catalog drawing, a older jaw adjustment method and the new one

These first appeared in 1932 and were originally designed to fit the nut on water pumps. These were packed with gasketing material and needed to be tightened or changes.

The big inovation is the multiple jaw settings. The progression is

1. There are 3 ways to work the adjustable joint. Number 109 has a different jaw adjustments from the 1935 Number 9. This had the adjustments machined in 6 groves inn the head. The Number 9A moves these adjustments into a the hole and bolt with 4 adjustments. The slot is varied in width. This lasted into the 1950 catalog. In 1953 the Number 9C changes this joint again to the current norm.

In 1962 the range increased with different finishes and models

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No 9 Water plump Pliers 9 inch 1936 - 1950
No 9C Water plump Pliers 9 inch 1952 through 1970
No 9CC Water plump Pliers 9 inch smooth handles 1962 one year only
No 9CB Water plump Pliers Black Oxide 9 inch 1958 - 1962

WATER PUMP PLIER variants

Number 90

No 90 Interlocking Joint Gripping Pliers 1955 - 1962
No 90A Interlocking Joint Gripping Pliers smooth handles 1955 through 1970
No 91 Interlocking Joint Gripping Pliers same as 90 with smooth handles 1962 only
No 91A Interlocking Joint Gripping Pliers same as 90 with smooth handles 1962 through 1970

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Number 90.

No 109 Water plump Packing Nut Pliers 1933 one year only

No 207 Angle Nose gripper 1935 one year only.

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