✅ SOLVED Anyone recognize this early tool?

[Paleopilot]

It is some kind of clamp obviously, but for what? It is nickel plated steel, marked with either a "w" or "m" inside a diamond, logo. Pat date, 1915. I did an exhaustive search of old Williams tools and just about everything else I could think of. Still a mystery? Maybe a medical device? Any help would be great.

 

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[cudamark]

It almost looks like a nut splitter but it doesn't appear strong enough. The jaws don't look like clamping jaws but more like cutting or separating jaws. It might be an early version of a ball joint or tie rod end separator.

 

[mcb66]

Maybe some kind of spring compressor?

 

[daroofa]

Model T leaf spring compressor.

 

[nhbenz]

Good work daroofa! Often called leaf spring spreaders (done by compressing). Note the patent date match from the ad shown in the link:
Model T Ford Forum: ACCESSORY OF THE DAY 01/24/10 KNOWLSON LEAF SPRING SPREADER TOOLS

 

[DCMatt]

Model T leaf spring compressor.

Excellent ID!

DCMatt

 

[Paleopilot]

Thank you guys very much! Wow! Guess this one is solved!