Whatsits: Or Cut it Up?

Chronicle of the Early American Industries Association, Inc., The, Mar 2004

The item in Figures 2 and 3 was sent in by Anne Krish of Waterford, Connecticut. She identifies it as a "core and cut tool," but does not know its purpose. Its diameter is 1 ¾ inches and is 7 inches long. Anne reports that the material is steel with some kind of plating and that it is magnetic. It is marked "PAT.

May 8-23." It has a cutting edge beveled on the inside of the diameter with two arc shaped cutters on the inside operated by the handles. Perhaps some kind of plug cutter? It has hardly any overall wear.