1. A WIRE-BENDING AND GAUGING TOOL COMPRISING A PAIR OF PIVOTED LEVERS, EACH LEVER COMPRISING A HANDLE PORTION AND A HEAD PORTION MOUNTED IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP ALONG THE AXIS OF A TRANSVERSE PIVOT STUD, SPACING MEANS ON SAID STUD BETWEEN SAID LEVERS, A GAUGE PLATE HAVING A WIRE-RECEIVING SLOT ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE TOP EDGE THEREOF, SAID GAUGE PLATE BEING POSITIONED ON THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE HEAD OF THE FIRST OF SAID LEVERS, SAID FIRST LEVER HAVING A WIRE-RECEIVING SLOT POSITIONED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SLOT IN SAID GAUGE PLATE, AN EXTENDED PORTION ON SAID GAUGE PLATE PROJECTING OUT BEYOND THE END OF SAID FIRST LEVER HEAD AND PROVIDED WITH A RECESSED PORTION ON THE INNER FACE THEREOF ADJACENT ITS OUTER END AND A SPACER PLATE POSITIONED THEREIN, THE SECOND LEVER HAVING A WIRE-BENDING SURFACE, ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE HEAD THEREOF, SAID WIRE-BENDING SURFACE BEING POSITIONED REARWARDLY OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH SAID WIRE-RECEIVING SLOTS WHEN THE TOOL IS IN ITS OPEN POSITION, A RECESSED NOTCH ON THE LOWER POTION OF SAID SECOND LEVER HEAD AND A STOP PIN PROJECTING FROM THE INNER FACE OF SAID FIRST LEVER HEAD AND ADAPTED TO BUTT AGAINST SAID NOTCHED PORTION OF SAID SECOND LEVER TO LIMIT THE TRAVEL THEREOF, SPRING MEANS BEING PROVIDED BETWEEN THE HANDLE PORTIONS OF SAID LEVERS TO HOLD THE TOOL NORMALLY IN ITS OPEN POSITION.