Nick Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 A friend gave me these tongs today, and I believe they're pipe tongs (as in smoking pipe), but I'm not sure. Apparently they were found in a barn. Most pipe tongs I've seen have a spring, but I've seen some without. And if they're not pipe tongs, what are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Fireplace tongs. They look a bit large for pipe tongs but just about right to move coals around a coal fire. Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglesmith Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Nick I agee, fireplace tongs. Would have been used for rearanging the fire, lighting a fire somewhere else in the house and I"m sure they have lit a pipe or three. They are at least a 100 years old, could be much older? Their length varied (see Colonial Wrought Iron by Don Plummer) The pair I have are 22 inches total length. Graeme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 I can't concurr on the age as a lot of these were made in the "colonial revival" movement in the 1920's and '30's. Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglesmith Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 Interesting, did'nt know that. Judging age will always be a diffcult thing especialy from a photo! Was the "colonial revivial" part of, or the same as the "arts and craft movement"? Which was stong both in England and America around then. I don't think it was significant here in Australia? Graeme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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