Curved copper tongs

Description

Simple copper riveted tongs, perfect for handling small items around the house such as the charcoal tablets used with incense burners.

Materials: Copper

Length: 20 cm

Throat; 2 cm x 17 cm length

From the ladies of the Medieval Still Room:

Tongs were another indispensable tool in both the house and the workshop throughout the Medieval period – much as they are today. They are listed in workshop and household inventories and are depicted in detailled manuscripts throughout the medievel period for holding, retrieving or working a wide variety of items such as metals, food, glass and containers under adverse conditions.