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[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]
53/16
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
These pipe tongs were used to hold pipes (up to 1.7 inches in diameter) when hot. They came from the blacksmith's shop at Lower Beeding, West Sussex, and are thought to have been used until the 1920s.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 pair of tongs: metal (wrought iron)
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL miscellaneous note - 'used until the 1920s'
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1930
[nb-NO]Object name[nb-NO]
Tongs, pipe
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]
Metal, iron
CRAFTS : metal-working