Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Hot shot tongs
19th century
Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
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.
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2017.108.24.6
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