Quote:
Originally Posted by Telephone Guy
I'm not familiar with the term '81s', which makes me think I probably don't have any ...! <snip>
|
The term used in the UK 'telephone world' for fairly lightweight long nosed pliers. It originates from the old GPO term for them - 'Tools, Instrument No 81' - last used officially as the description for them getting on for a hundred years go!!
Been known as 'Pliers Wiring No 2' since the 1930's and described as 'Pliers taper nosed 5 1/2 inch long, insulated'. But the term '81s' has survive.
They come up from time to time on eBay particularly in exGPO toolkits and you can
still buy new ones Every engineer had a pair.