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Object Name |
Tongs, Metalworking |
Other Name |
Metalworking Tongs |
Description |
Iron rod with one end bent into a circle and other end having a Y shaped split with the ends flattened out and curved to form arc shapes. Attached around the iron rod is a sliding bracket made of a steel rod with one end having bent right angle circle with the first rod through the center of circle. This end of the bracket is near the circle end of the first iron rod. Other end of bracket has a flat cylindrical end bent at right angle and the Y shaped split is in the center of the cylinder. |
Collection |
Adams Museum Collection |
Catalog Number |
ART.2010.015.002 |
Material |
Iron |
People |
Richards, Reed |
Search Terms |
Mining Tools Mining Equipment |
Relation |
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