Tongs
Tongs
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- Description
- Brightcut tongs with large, seven-fingered claw grips, made of one fixed arm having a flared and pointed terminal engraved with a gothic or Old English "W" on front, to which the smaller spring handle is secured with two rivets. Back of fixed arm struck at pointed shoulders with "900 FINE" in incuse serif letters to left of Gorham trademark (right-facing lion passant in rectangle, anchor in pointed shield, and roman letter "G" in rectangle).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Tongs
- tongs
- Object Type
- tongs
- date made
- 1900 - 1920
- maker
- Gorham Manufacturing Company
- place made
- United States: Rhode Island, Providence
- Physical Description
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 in x 9 3/4 in x 2 5/8 in; 5.08 cm x 24.765 cm x 6.6675 cm
- ID Number
- DL.60.1258
- catalog number
- 60.1258
- accession number
- 70231
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. M. L. Turner
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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