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Hollow-Bit Tongs
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Description
- A pair of metal tongs consisting of two long narrow pieces of iron joined by a pin at the head. These handles curve into two arced pinchers which then round back to create a small oval where they meet. The handles are 44.5cm long. The jaws are 9cm long (from pin) and are arced with an 'O' shaped b…
- Other Names
- Curved-Lip Tongs
- Fluted Jaw Tongs
- Gad Tongs
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- METALWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- A pair of metal tongs consisting of two long narrow pieces of iron joined by a pin at the head. These handles curve into two arced pinchers which then round back to create a small oval where they meet. The handles are 44.5cm long. The jaws are 9cm long (from pin) and are arced with an 'O' shaped bit for rounding iron.
- History Of Use
- Tongs used for blacksmithing.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Inscriptions
- On one handle "3/4".
- Width
- 6
- Length
- 55
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1979.115.41 d
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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