Pipe Tongs

From Madison Historical Society

1750 – 1850 (Date manufactured/created)

Metal (Iron)

Hand-wrought iron pipe tongs with curved handle and tang spring. Used for picking up embers to light a pipe. The hook-shaped handle allowed them to be hung by the fireplace. A tool for tamping the tobacco is attached at the hinge.
15 3/4" X 4"

Accession/ID Number 74.1.79

Classifications

Subjects

• Pipe smoking
• Tongs