Tongs

Name/Title

Tongs

Entry/Object ID

1978.15.7

Description

Metal tongs. The handle is two warped tongs with the two sides curve outward and straighten and overlap one another. The hinge intersects the two tongs and flares into rounded arms which overlap at the points. There are no markings and it is rusted.

Context

Owned by William Chester Stone in Springfield, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1978.15

Source or Donor

Stone, Jean Longfellow Schoppe, Stone, William W.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tongs, Pickup

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tongs, Metalworking

Nomenclature Class

Metalworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Length

15 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Stone, William Chester (1889-1972)

Related Places

Place

Town

Springfield

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America