Object number
53/14
Description
These pipe tongs were used to hold pipes when hot. They were used at the blacksmith's shop in Lower Beeding, West Sussex.
These pipe tongs were used to hold pipes when hot. They were used at the blacksmith's shop in Lower Beeding, West Sussex.
Physical description
1 tongs (pipe): metal (iron); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘Tongs // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: 35/1973 // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: These pipe tongs were used in Lower Beeding, Sussex, at the old smithy, now closed down.’
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