Antique Hand-Forged Iron Ice Tongs with Horizontal Bar Handle - Primitive Icebox

Measurements

L 16.5in x W 1in x H 14.5in

Add a brilliant piece if early America industrual utility to your space with these exceptional antique hand-forged iron ice tongs. Dating from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, this primitive tool features a highly sought-after horizontal iron crossbar handle, purposefully engineered to give delivery workers a secure, comfortable grip while lifting heavy blocks of ice into residential iceboxes.

The scissor-action framework is hand-forged with a strong central pivot rivet that controls two sweeping, heavy-duty iron claws terminating in sharp, inward-curving points. The enture piece if finished in a beautiful historic matte black protective coating that highlights its rugged texture and antique lines.

Boasting immense country character, these unqiue tongs make a spectular rustic wall hanging for a farmhouse kitchen, a vintage home bar accent, a log cabin display, or an addition to a collection of early blacksmith-forged hand tools.