Hot shot tongs
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place used
content: Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Military
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: 2017.108.24.6
objectType: label: Type
content: pickup 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: iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 27 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (69.2 × 14 × 12 cm)