Fireplace Tongs

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Fireplace Tongs

Entry/Object ID

1953.40.4

Description

Large iron tongs with circular ends. The connecting end flares outward in a U shape before meeting in a single post that culminates in a round finial.

Context

Owned by Enoch Day, Jr., of Ludlow, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1953.40

Source or Donor

Harding, Ina May Harris (1879-1979)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tongs, Fireplace

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Accessory, Fireplace

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Heating Equipment Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Temperature Control Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Material

Iron

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Day, Enoch, Jr. (1803-1881)

Related Places

Place

Town

Ludlow

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America