- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 21 5/8 × 12 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (55 × 31 × 10 cm)
- Description
- Iron lifting/skidding tongs. The tongs are rounded and have two (2) sharp, gripping teeth. The shanks have been connected at the base by a center rivet. At the top of the shanks of the tongs are two (2) holes threaded through with thick, oval shaped, metal rings. A third, D shaped, suspension ring is threaded through the oval rings.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- pickup tongs
- Topic
- Agriculture
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.108.24.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




