Curling tongs
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
245 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661054
Summary
A pair of metal curling tongs which are hinged in the centre. It has two handles, a cylindrical shaped rod at the other end and a semi-circular length of metal which fits over the rod. It is designed so that the hair is placed in between the two and then wrapped around the hot metal.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Miss B K Humphreys in 1990.