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Flat Tongs
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Description
- An all metal pair of pliers consisting of two long narrow pieces of iron joined by a pin at the head. The handles are 35.5cm long. The jaws are 6.5cm long (from pin) and are straight lipped and open mouthed.
- Other Names
- Straight Lipped Tongs
- Open Mouth Tongs
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MATERIALS
- Sub-Category
- METALWORKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Description
- An all metal pair of pliers consisting of two long narrow pieces of iron joined by a pin at the head. The handles are 35.5cm long. The jaws are 6.5cm long (from pin) and are straight lipped and open mouthed.
- History Of Use
- Open-mouth tongs used for blacksmithing.
- Material
- METAL/ALLOY-IRON-WROUGHT;
- Width
- 3
- Length
- 44
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1979.115.41 g
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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