"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:38:23 GMT, "R.H." wrote:

461. It is an expander as has been mentioned, I posted a photo of it
with
the handles compressed, not sure if that will help much.

Lead pipe expander, used when making a wiped joint


Correct, this is the answer that I was looking for.


Rob