Eight pairs of blacksmiths iron tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Made:
1890-1930

Eight pairs of blacksmiths iron tongs, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Metallurgy
Object Number:
1971-156/19
Materials:
iron
type:
tongs
credit:
Borough of Hove (Libraries & Museum Dept.)

Parts

Blacksmith’s tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s tongs, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1971-156/19/1
type:
tongs
Big pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Big pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Big pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1971-156/19/2
type:
tongs
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blacksmith’s iron pliers, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s iron pliers, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s iron pliers, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1971-156/19/3
type:
tongs
Small pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Small pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Small pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1971-156/19/4
type:
tongs
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Big pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Big pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Big pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1971-156/19/5
type:
tongs
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Small pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Small pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Small pair of blacksmith’s flat jaw tongs, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1971-156/19/6
type:
tongs
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blacksmith’s pipe tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s pipe tongs from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s pipe tongs, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1971-156/19/7
type:
tongs
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Blacksmith’s iron pliers from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s iron pliers from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Blacksmith’s iron pliers, marked “Burgess”, part of set of blacksmith’s tools from Portslade forge, Sussex, Britain, 1890-1930

Materials:
iron
Object Number:
1971-156/19/8
type:
tongs
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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