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Pickup 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. One handle is slightly longer than the other one. The bit is 4.5cm (from pin) and has slightly arced jaws or pinchers that don't quite close completely.
- 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. One handle is slightly longer than the other one. The bit is 4.5cm (from pin) and has slightly arced jaws or pinchers that don't quite close completely.
- History Of Use
- Pick-up tongs used for blacksmithing.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Inscriptions
- On one handle is "BC".
- Width
- 2.5
- Length
- 45.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1979.115.41 a
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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