Abstract: A device for separating and removing lamp holders from their sockets, and more particularly, a compact device for removing small lamp holders such as those found in miniature light sets from their sockets. The device provides jaws which penetrate into the cleft between the lamp holder and the socket and which can be actuated to apply prying separating forces in this cleft in order to optimally oppose the frictional forces retaining the lamp holder in its socket. The ease of operation and the limited range of movement of the jaws results in a large degree of control in the removal of the lamp holder.