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GAD TONGS
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Description
- Made by blacksmith, these gad tongs have an arced pincher bit in the shape of an oval and are an all metal pair of pliers fashioned of two long narrow pieces of iron joined by a pin at the head. The handles are 48.5cm long. The jaws are 11.5cm long (from pin) and are arced with a large sideways …
- Other Names
- CURVED LIP TONGS/FLUTED JAW TONGS
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- METALWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- Made by blacksmith, these gad tongs have an arced pincher bit in the shape of an oval and are an all metal pair of pliers fashioned of two long narrow pieces of iron joined by a pin at the head. The handles are 48.5cm long. The jaws are 11.5cm long (from pin) and are arced with a large sideways oval bit for rounding iron.
- History Of Use
- Gad tongs used for blacksmithing.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Width
- 8.5
- Length
- 62.5
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1979.0115.0041.6
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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