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  • Object number
    52/362
  • Description
    These bolt tongs were used by the donor's husband, who was a wheelwright in Sompting, West Sussex. They were used to lift fairly small bolts from the forge fire, or to lift crucibles of molten metal from the fire.
  • Physical description
    1 Pair of tongs: metal (wrought iron); good condition
  • Object name
    Tongs, bolt
  • Material
    Metal, iron
  • Associated subject
    CRAFTS : metal-working
    Wheelwrighting
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