- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 27 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (69.2 × 14 × 12 cm)
- Description
- Iron hot shot tongs. The tong have prongs, elongated shanks and, rounded handle rings at the top. The shanks are crossed and are attached with a rivet near the bottom of the shanks. The each part of the tongs have four (4) curved claws ending in points.
- Place used
- Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- pickup tongs
- Topic
- American South
- Military
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.24.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




