In the interest of restoring something unusual, I present a circa 1919 Kilmer
"Little Giant" wire bender. It is, for practical purposes, similar to a small
Hossfeld, but specialized for wire-- think up to 3 or 4 mm
diameter.Unfortunately, no dies, but they are pretty easy to make. I have found
a few references to this tool in ads, but no real documentation. Does anyone
know anything about it, or the company?


It came to me a while back-- maybe a year-- as a "just take it" with several
other things, primarily a flammables storage cabinet, and has been sitting,
waiting for me to have time and incentive.


I present photos of it as I begin cleaning (maybe 2 or 3 hours of wire brush so
far, to get the worst of the rust bloom off)

The business end:

https://postimg.cc/hzxQQXHQ
https://postimg.cc/sQnqS27y
https://postimg.cc/hfKQhPMh

And the manufacturer ID

https://postimg.cc/zHFLp9DJ
https://postimg.cc/Z08yTy81


Y'all can see that there is a good bit more cleaning to do. 


It will be repainted, and, though the original color was black, I am considering
something a little brighter. Any ideas?


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