Curling tongs
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and wood
Measurements
250 mm (length)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665883
Summary
A pair of metal hair tongs with wooden handles. One half of the tongs is cylindrical, the other is 'U' shaped in cross section to house the cylindrical half when they are clamped together. Both halves have pointed tips.
Marks and inscriptions
On the hinged section of the tongs: '10'