This is a vintage antique farm or ranch tool. This is an antique barbed wire fence stretcher and splicing tool. It is made of cast iron, with a knee action on each side to grip wires for splicing. Stretcher is marked Levi Hawbaker - Elmore Minn and Pat Appld For. Stretcher is 21-1/2" in length. It is in good used condition. There are no off odors.