Tongs for coal or briquettes? I know a rello had ones jsut like that, but that doesn't mean she wasn't misusing tongs used for something else entirely. She had that tendency, you see.
I can see that, and they're the right balance of ornate/utilitarian too. Although I think the mechanism (which of course you can't see properly in the photo, it has a thin strip of metal that makes them springy (like secateurs)). I'll give coal tongs a try next Monday though.
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Date: 2009-10-12 04:46 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-10-12 05:30 am (UTC)no, it's a turning device for a war tuba!
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Date: 2009-10-15 09:39 am (UTC)You could be onto something there. A war rhino maybe?
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Date: 2009-10-15 09:40 am (UTC)That's possible. The "cutting" edge (it's not sharp now, but..) is a bit small but definitely worth chasing up.