Inventory | Ethnography | Tenaglia da fucina
- Common name
- Forge pincer
- Dialect name
- tenaia
- Material
- iron
Description
The tong was used to grasp and grip pieces of iron for forging in the forge. The tool was gripped tightly with the hands to hold the hot metal and shape it or pull it out of the forge. Indispensable in the blacksmith's store, the tong was used for all operations that required handling metals at high temperatures.
Use
- Areas of use
- craft activities
- Specific use
- metalworking
- Craft
- locksmith
Preserved specimen
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s040-00195
