Antique Hand-Forged Iron Logging Tongs with Wooden Handles — Stamped "J.B.C."

Measurements

L 17in x W 4 in x H 13.5

Bring a rugged, authentic slice of early American history to your spaced with these exceptional antique hand-forged iron logging togs. Dating from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, these industrial timber lifting claws were built to withstad the harshest work environments of traditional lumberjacks and farmers.

The heavy-weight iron structure features a scissor-action pivot mechanism that guides two sharply curved, hand-beveled gripping claws. A phenomenal feature of this specific piece is the distinct "J.B.C." Maker's Stamp deeply struck into the iron arm, alongside its original turned wooden handles designed for manual lifting and manuvering.

Boasting a beautiful, genuinely aged dark rust patine, athese primitive tongs make a spectactular rustic statement piece for hanging over a stone fireplace, displaying in a log cabin entry, adding texture to an industrial-chic loft, or gifting to a collector of early American hand tools.