Tongs, Block Ice
Ice tongs, Hancock, MA
Description
Block ice tongs. Forged iron. Two curved arms with integral open oval handles; opposite end of arms curve inward and taper to point. Arms bolted together where they straighten out.
Notes
For more on the Shakers' harvesting of ice, see blog post: https://shakerml.org/ready-cool-milk-broth-necessity-ice/