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- Common name
- Tong
- Material
- steel
Description
The tong is a tool used by blacksmiths to grip and cut pieces of metal. It consists of two crossed arms that move around a pivot, with the long parts serving as handles and the shorter ones intended to grip and hold the piece to be cut. This tool was used to cut metal wires and was held with both hands in the blacksmith's store.
Use
- Areas of use
- craft activities
- Specific use
- metalworking
- Craft
- locksmith
Preserved specimen
Tool consisting of two crossed and movable arms around a pivot, the longer parts formed the handle while the short ones were used to grip the workpiece
Cataloging
- SIRBeC
- 7s030-00141
