Then came the heating stove using logs or coal, then a furnace that burned coal ... A well-equipped fireplace might have tongs, a broom, a poker and a shovel. A decorative fire screen could ...

The dealer described them as "rare pair of Antique Brass coal fire tongs Dutch, German Augsburg, 17th century, both sides with people in period costumes." I have only come upon one pair in all my ...

Many readers knew that this tool is a vintage hoof testers for use ... Best guesses: Blacksmith tongs, ice block tongs, coal tongs, thickness gauge for paper; tool to put rings in the noses ...