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- Pipe Tongs, 1800-1900 - Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- 1800-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, 1800-1900
Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Pipe Tongs, circa 1800 -
- circa 1800
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, circa 1800
- Pipe Tongs, 1800-1900 - Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- 1800-1900
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, 1800-1900
Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Pipe Tongs, 1700-1800 - Before matches, smokers used tongs like this one to maintain and light their pipes. They tamped tobacco into their pipe bowl with one end, then turned it around and used the handles to pick up an ember while keeping a safe distance from the fire. Blacksmiths made the graceful but utilitarian tool from durable wrought iron that withstood heat.
- 1700-1800
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, 1700-1800
Before matches, smokers used tongs like this one to maintain and light their pipes. They tamped tobacco into their pipe bowl with one end, then turned it around and used the handles to pick up an ember while keeping a safe distance from the fire. Blacksmiths made the graceful but utilitarian tool from durable wrought iron that withstood heat.
- Pipe Tongs, 1700-1800 - Before matches, smokers used tongs like this one to maintain and light their pipes. They tamped tobacco into their pipe bowl with one end, then turned it around and used the handles to pick up an ember while keeping a safe distance from the fire. Blacksmiths made the graceful but utilitarian tool from durable wrought iron that withstood heat.
- 1700-1800
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, 1700-1800
Before matches, smokers used tongs like this one to maintain and light their pipes. They tamped tobacco into their pipe bowl with one end, then turned it around and used the handles to pick up an ember while keeping a safe distance from the fire. Blacksmiths made the graceful but utilitarian tool from durable wrought iron that withstood heat.
- Pipe Tongs - Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs
Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Pipe Tongs, 1700-1800 - Before matches, smokers used tongs like this one to maintain and light their pipes. They tamped tobacco into their pipe bowl with one end, then turned it around and used the handles to pick up an ember while keeping a safe distance from the fire. Blacksmiths made the graceful but utilitarian tool from durable wrought iron that withstood heat.
- 1700-1800
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, 1700-1800
Before matches, smokers used tongs like this one to maintain and light their pipes. They tamped tobacco into their pipe bowl with one end, then turned it around and used the handles to pick up an ember while keeping a safe distance from the fire. Blacksmiths made the graceful but utilitarian tool from durable wrought iron that withstood heat.
- Pipe Tongs, 1700-1800 - Before matches, smokers used tongs like this one to maintain and light their pipes. They tamped tobacco into their pipe bowl with one end, then turned it around and used the handles to pick up an ember while keeping a safe distance from the fire. Blacksmiths made the graceful but utilitarian tool from durable wrought iron that withstood heat.
- 1700-1800
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, 1700-1800
Before matches, smokers used tongs like this one to maintain and light their pipes. They tamped tobacco into their pipe bowl with one end, then turned it around and used the handles to pick up an ember while keeping a safe distance from the fire. Blacksmiths made the graceful but utilitarian tool from durable wrought iron that withstood heat.
- Pipe Tongs, 1700-1800 - Before matches, smokers used tongs like this one to maintain and light their pipes. They tamped tobacco into their pipe bowl with one end, then turned it around and used the handles to pick up an ember while keeping a safe distance from the fire. Blacksmiths made the graceful but utilitarian tool from durable wrought iron that withstood heat.
- 1700-1800
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, 1700-1800
Before matches, smokers used tongs like this one to maintain and light their pipes. They tamped tobacco into their pipe bowl with one end, then turned it around and used the handles to pick up an ember while keeping a safe distance from the fire. Blacksmiths made the graceful but utilitarian tool from durable wrought iron that withstood heat.
- Pipe Tongs, 1750-1850 - Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. The flattened ends of the scissor-like tongs let a person pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- 1750-1850
- Collections - Artifact
Pipe Tongs, 1750-1850
Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. The flattened ends of the scissor-like tongs let a person pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.