Round-lip tongs, North Family, Mount Lebanon, NY

Object ID:

1950.2913.1

Community:

New York, Mount Lebanon

Description

Forged iron tongs with straight jaws in line with handles. Insides of jaws are half-round channels. Handles are tapering with rectangular cross-section transitioning to nearly cylindrical two-thirds distance to ends.

New York Mount Lebanon North Family

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