an apparatus is disclosed for the feeding of oval - shaped open end wire links seriatim , from an open - link feeding bar magazine , to a groove in a movable link - forming slide tool . subsequent upward movement of the link - forming slide tool carries the open oval - shaped wire link into internal surface contact with a fixed position link center - forming anvil . closed chain links or findings are mounted over the ends of the open wire links at this point , and further upward movement of the link - forming slide tool results in the closure of the previously open wire link to a desired configuration such as oval or round , and its assembly with the preformed ornamental objects is completed . the present device may be employed in various power driven modes .