In the late 1870's these were developed by a Mr. Barlow and a year or two later these tools were manufactured by the Ideal Company. Ideal continued making improvements and different models for various calibers. Marlin purchased the Ideal Company around 1916 and eventually much of the tooling for molds and other reloading equipment was sold to Lyman. Even today, Lyman sells a modernized version of the tong tool.
Last Edit: Oct 11, 2014 0:42:12 GMT by zimmerstutzen