Record ID: WREX-1F4ECC
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single arm fragment from a pair of sugar tongs, most likely date to the post-medieval to modern period, c.1650-1900AD.  The object appears to be me made of copper alloy with traces of a tined surface.  The arm is sub-rectangular in section and decorated on the outer face with small dashes and pellet indentations.  The broken end curves slightly.  The bowl end has an oval bowl in the form of an acorn with details of the decoration picked out with carved/engraved lines.  There is a slight oval recess on the inner surface. Measurements: length: 42.7mm; width of…
Created on: Thursday 8th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-A1B32D
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a pair of sugar tongs, dating to the Post Medieval period.  The fragment consists of the terminal and stem. The stem has a historic break at the top and has a circular cross section. It flares out into a small bowl. The concave face of the bowl appears to be un-decorated, while the convex face has a decorative grooved horizontal line between the bowl and stem.  The object has a mid green patina and measures 27.1mm in length, 10.1mm in width at the bowl, 2.2mm thickness and weighs 0.7 grams.  Similar tongs have been found on the PAS …
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-A18E7E
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a pair of sugar tongs, dating to the Post Medieval period.  The fragment consists of the terminal and stem. The stem has a historic break at the top and has a square cross section. It flares out into a small bowl. The concave face of the bowl appears to be un-decorated, while the convex face has five incised lines, running from the top of the bowl to the widest edge of the shell. This creates the typical radial ribbed shape of a scallop. The object has a dark green patina and measures 26.8mm in length, 11.7mm in width at the bowl, 2.1mm thickn…
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 8th November 2023
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Record ID: IOW-D48368
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval iron and brass coal tongs, c.AD 1700-1890. This is part of one tong arm, with a badly corroded iron handle and a brass or bronze covering around the tong. This piece is very similar to SUR-CF17A3. Thank to Amy Downes for her help in identifying and dating this item. There is no additional decoration on this piece.
Created on: Tuesday 10th January 2023
Last updated: Monday 26th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-731203
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy terminal from a pair of 17th century pipe smokers' tongs, 33.5mm in length, cast in the form of a hand. The hand is broadly triangular in shape, with plano convex cross section and five moulded digits, the middle one being the longest, with the others tapering to either side. The narrow wrist has a moulded projection which ends in a break.
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
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Record ID: NMS-4FE825
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval to Modern object, probably the terminal-end part of a fireside companion set tool. It is crudely stylised and is made from sub-rectangular cross-section copper-alloy formed into the upright shape of a horses head and neck. The ears and mane are represented by multiple semi-circular corrugations extending across the full thickness of the piece. Further details are picked out in low-relief decoration on both faces. At the bottom of the neck and in-line with the head a cylindrical knop projects upwards towards the head, partly enclosing the space bounded by the lower head a…
Created on: Thursday 24th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 8th July 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-517E9B
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the terminal and arm from a small pair of copper-alloy sugar tongs, probably dating c.AD 1600-1900. Description: The face is shallow, convex and semi-circular with a curved tapering arm above that terminates with an old break which has a transverse collar and groove directly below it. The reverse is plain and flat with the exception of an off-centre circular concave dished area. There is decoration in the form of two sets of angular parallel incised lines on the face. The surface has a dark green shiny even patina. Measurements: height 19.5mm, width 13.2mm, thi…
Created on: Monday 31st May 2021
Last updated: Thursday 30th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-41E304
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the terminal and arm from a small pair of copper-alloy sugar tongs, probably dating c.AD 1600-1900. Description: It has a thin stem of triangular cross section which ends in a break at one end and at the other expands into a pelta-shaped bowl. The bowl thins towards the outside lip of the bowl. Across the base of one side of this terminal is in incised line; the other side is flat with a circular concave hollow at the centre. The alloy has a high tin content leaving it a dark grey green colour. Measurements: 33 mm long in total, 13 mm wide at widest point of t…
Created on: Thursday 6th May 2021
Last updated: Monday 10th May 2021
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Record ID: SUR-748FF3
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the terminal and arm from a small pair of sugar tongs. The object is 23.6mm in length, with a thin stem of triangular cross section which ends in a break at one end and at the other expands into a pelta-shaped terminal, which tapers to a thin edge. Across the base of one side of this terminal is in incised line; the other side is flat with a circular concave hollow at the centre. The alloy has a high tin content and has traces of gilding.
Created on: Tuesday 9th March 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-F019F3
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A terminal from a pair of copper alloy tongs of Post-Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1900. The remaining portion consists of a narrow, oval shaft, flatter on the underside, terminating in a narrow collar above a D shaped scoop. The upper side of the scoop is decorated with radial lines and resembles a scallop shell, and there is a central, circular depression in the centre of the underside. The fragment is 19.2mm long, 12.8mm wide and 2.8mm thick, It weighs 1.5g. There are traces of a white metal coating. Similar tongs are recorded on the database: compare for example record SUSS-…
Created on: Monday 27th January 2020
Last updated: Sunday 14th March 2021
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Record ID: SUR-983A5D
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A trapezoidal or leaf-shaped fragment of copper alloy with a high lead content. The fragment has a pronounced midrib down one side, which is hollow and which terminates in an old break at the stem of the object. The other side is smooth. The object has a curve which may be due to damage.
Created on: Friday 18th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th October 2019
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Record ID: NMS-119468
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a pair of post-medieval pipe tongs, an implement employed to pick up burning embers for the ignition of a tobacco pipe. The terminal is in the form of a stylised human hand with a short length of curved stem. Another two examples have been recorded in this parish, one from NHER 49851, the other (NMS-83D1B4, foud in 2008), perhaps part of the same tongs, from the same field as this example. Extant length 32.5mm. Width 8.5mm. 17th century.
Created on: Thursday 5th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 5th September 2019
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Record ID: BERK-4911CA
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possible iron tong of uncertain date. This could possibly be one half of a blacksmiths tongs. The remaining tong is sub-rectangular in form and has a rounded terminal at one end and pointed terminal at the other. The tong is rectangular in cross-section and narrows in width from 18.9mm maximum width to the pointed terminal at 4.3mm in width. The pointed end may have been the handle end. 76.2mm from the rounded terminal the tong widens and there is a pierced aperture. This could possibly have been where it was joined to the other half of this tong. The tong is slightly cu…
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0396D0
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy fragment of a pair of tongs. The fragment has an incomplete round shaped terminal, the obverse of which appears to be decorated on one side with regular rectangular shapes which radiate out from the centre. The outer edge of the terminal is uneven and shows signs of red copper corrosion. At the centre of the terminal is a shank or arm, it appears to have been riveted onto the terminal. The arm is shortened and appears to have been broken off at an angle, it measures 20mm in length and is 7mm wide at the centre of the terminal and is 3mm wide at…
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-16CA7E
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy post medieval sugar tongs, dating 1700-1800AD. The sugar tongs are broken along the stem of the tongs, so that only the far end of one tong remains. The sugar tong stem is plain and narrow until just under the grip. Here there is a horizontal bar that precedes the decoration. Meanwhile the grip itself is a decorated semi circle resembling a scallop shell. There is some corrosion present on the back of the grip. Length: 34.38mm Width of grip: 13.54mm Width of stem: 2.56mm Weight: 2.56g
Created on: Monday 12th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Record ID: BERK-A7BFB2
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval tong-arm terminal, concave on one face with a mid-grey patina, probably a copper-alloy with a high tin content. Dates to the period of the late 17th to 18th Century AD. It has been suggested that these objects are tongs for sugar cubes or spices.
Created on: Thursday 16th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 17th May 2017
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Record ID: NLM-D73552
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fire tongs fragment. Cast concavo-convex plate with a scalloped edge, broken at a constriction at one end and with an integrally cast loop at the other which is screw-threaded within and set at right angles to the plane of the object, so that an inserted shaft would align with it. A series of small nicks runs around the outer side of he loop. An incised pattern on both sides shows that the object represented the fanned tail feathers of a peacock; the lost part presumably comprised the body and head of the bird. Peacock feathers were a decorative motif especially popular a…
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 17th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scawby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-2AF792
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single arm fragment from a Post Medieval to Modern pair of tongs for sugar cubs or spices. The object is made from either silver or copper-alloy with a high tin content. The arm has a D-form terminal with a circular recess. The arm is diamond-shaped in section.
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2016
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2016
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Record ID: NLM-603572
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy probable fire tongs fragment. Cast concavo-convex object in the form of a cockle shell, but with a cylindrical boss with internal screw thread at the top of its concave side. It is suggested this was where one of a pair of shell-shaped terminals was attached to the arm of a pair of dainty tongs from a companion set; this junction would necessarily have been at a sharp kink in the arm or to a lug on that arm. The small size may suggest that decorative appearance outweighed utility in this case. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900. Height: 31.4mm, Width: 33.8mm, Thi…
Created on: Wednesday 13th July 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 13th July 2016
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Record ID: SUR-080C15
Object type: TONGS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wokingham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval copper-alloy pair of tongs, perhaps for sugar or for small quantities of spices. The survivng arm has twisted decoration and ends in a D-shaped terminal with five radiating grooves on its outer face. The inner face is concave.
Created on: Saturday 21st May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2016
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