Tongs, Ice

Ice tongs, Hancock, MA

Object ID:

1959.11294.1

Community:

Massachusetts, Hancock

Makers

Gifford Wood Company

Description

Cast iron ice tongs. Traces of original red paint.

Notes

For more on the Shakers' harvesting of ice, see blog post: https://shakerml.org/ready-cool-milk-broth-necessity-ice/

Massachusetts Hancock

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