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HOLLOW BIT TONGS
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Description
- An all metal pair of pliers fashioned of two long narrow pieces of iron joined by a pin at the head. The handles are 40cm long. The bit is 4.5cm long (from pin) and has a smooth rounded out center with grooves along the edges. One side of the bit is still round, the other has been somewhat flatt…
- Other Names
- BIT,ROUND
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- METALWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- An all metal pair of pliers fashioned of two long narrow pieces of iron joined by a pin at the head. The handles are 40cm long. The bit is 4.5cm long (from pin) and has a smooth rounded out center with grooves along the edges. One side of the bit is still round, the other has been somewhat flattened though there is still evidence of its original shape and grooves.
- History Of Use
- Used for blacksmithing.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Width
- 3.5
- Length
- 47
- Depth
- 1.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1991.0064.0001
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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