Object number
53/13
Description
These pipe tongs were used to hold pipes when hot (these holding pipes of a maximum diameter of 1.3 inches). They were used in Lower Beeding, West Sussex.
Physical description
1 pair of tongs: metal (iron); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘Tongs (fire) // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: 35/1977 // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: These pipe tongs from Lower Beeding, Sussex are for holding pipes of a maximum diameter of 1.3 inches.’
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