Curling Tongs
1892 (made)
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Steel curling tongs with cylindrical bone handles mounted in nickel plated collars. Rounded finger guards. The tongs taper towards the tip where the curved ends cups the round solid end.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Steel, bone and nickel plated |
| Brief description | Steel curling tongs with cylindrical bone handles, Parkins and Gotto, England, 1892 |
| Physical description | Steel curling tongs with cylindrical bone handles mounted in nickel plated collars. Rounded finger guards. The tongs taper towards the tip where the curved ends cups the round solid end. |
| Marks and inscriptions | '2' (Impressed on the side of the guard) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss I.B. McClure |
| Object history | Part of a ladies dressing bag T.1 to T.1EEE-1984 (59 parts). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.1DDD-1984 |
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| Record created | July 15, 2011 |
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