Tongs, Flat
- Object Name:
- Tongs, Flat
- Object ID:
- 2004.026.01
- Date:
- 1900-1950
- Description:
- Tongs. Hand-forged iron blacksmith's tongs owned by Guy Ordway Edmunds (1901-1988) of Concord, NH, machinist and industrial arts teacher. Flat, smooth jaws. Handles have curled ends, one holding a 1.1" diameter ring that is used to hold tongs closed.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- W-2 L-11.5 D-0.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Guy Ordway Edmunds (1901-1988), who was born in Concord, NH. He was a machinist and industrial arts teacher in Rochester and Dover, NH, and Brookline, MA. He was father of donor. Donor said tongs may have been made by his father.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Verne Edmunds in memory of Guy Ordway Edmunds
- People:
- Edmunds, Guy Ordway (1901-1988)
- Subjects:
- Blacksmiths, Blacksmithing
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