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Flat 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 41.5cm long. The bit is 6.5cm long (from pin) and has straight lipped jaws that don't quite close completely.
- Other Names
- open-mouth tongs
- 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 41.5cm long. The bit is 6.5cm long (from pin) and has straight lipped jaws that don't quite close completely.
- History Of Use
- Open-mouthed tongs used for blacksmithing.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Width
- 2.8
- Length
- 48.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1979.115.41 b
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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