Timber carrier
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A timber carrier. The carrier is constructed from iron lifting tongs, or log tongs, with a wooden handle. The tongs are rounded and have two (2) sharp, gripping teeth. The shanks are attached to a center ring with two large bolts. The ring is wrapped around the center of the crossbar held in place with a bolt. The ring is attached to the tongs with a swivel. The carrier handle is constructed from a single piece of carved wood that is thick towards the center but tapers to rounded grips at each end. There is an associated white paper tag with handwritten black ink text that reads [LOG TONGS / for 4 MEN].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.15
objectType: label: Type
content: tongs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 15 11/16 × 53 9/16 × 2 13/16 in. (39.8 × 136 × 7.2 cm)