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Tongs
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Description
- A pair of tongs made of metal fashioned by two long narrow piece of iron joined by a pin at the head. The handles are 40cm long. The jaws are 6cm long (from pin) and have a 90 degree elbow shape similar to an 'L'.
- Other Names
- band tongs
- bent tongs
- clevis tongs
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- METALWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- A pair of tongs made of metal fashioned by two long narrow piece of iron joined by a pin at the head. The handles are 40cm long. The jaws are 6cm long (from pin) and have a 90 degree elbow shape similar to an 'L'.
- History Of Use
- Tongs used for blacksmithing.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Width
- 4
- Length
- 47.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1979.115.41 c
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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