Inventory | Ethnography | Tenaglia da fucina
- Common name
- Forge pincer
- Dialect name
- tenaia
- Material
- iron
Description
The forge tong was tightly gripped along the arms to catch and hold iron pieces to be worked in the forge. It was used by the smith during forging to grasp and manipulate the hot metal.
Use
- Areas of use
- craft activities
- Specific use
- metalworking
- Craft
- locksmith
Preserved specimen
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s040-00170
