Tongs, Fireplace

Stove tongs, Sabbathday Lake, ME

Object ID:
1952.5208.1
Community:
Maine, Sabbathday Lake
Description

Wrought iron stove tongs with circular pads, cylindrical arms, tapered downward, arcuate hand hold, and a tapered square cross-section handle terminating with a ball finial. Knife joint and rivet for a pivot provide ability to open and close tongs.

Maine Sabbathday Lake

Maine Sabbathday Lake

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