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Spherical brass finial has two incised rings at center; ring turned handle below; tongs have circular brass ring, from which extend two round iron shafts; these terminate in ovoid plates.
brass (alloy)
iron (metal)
Brass
Iron
TONGS, FIREPLACE
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
29.125 x 2.75 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.728.2
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