Tools and equipment

Pipe Tongs

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Type: Tools and equipment(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1750
Accession number: 2016.25.131
Maker: Unknown, American(Opens in new tab) (American)
Dimensions: 25 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. (65.4 x 7 x 1.9 cm.)
Medium: wrought iron
Description: Wrought iron pipe tongs; the spring-handle tongs with tamper and pick, the handle dated "1750".
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding
Department: American Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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