Blacksmiths tongs found on old wagon road

[foundation hunter]

I found these blacksmith tongs on an old wagon road,my detector picked up the brass handle,the tongs are 27 inches long with a solid brass handle,any idea of age?
These tongs were found on a late 1700s-1880s road through the woods leading up to the old foundations,they have to date back to that time those fireplaces were the only ones being used.

 

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[truckinbutch]

Great find for you , major loss for a craftsman at the time of loss . Some clearer pics might help us help you more . Could also be fireplace tongs . Still ornate and a major loss .

 

[Texasgopher]

Cool find.

 

[haybudden2]

Great find! These are coal tongs to be used in a fireplace to handle
hot coal embers or wood embers. They most likely have a brass finial on top with
the rest being iron or steel depending on their age.
The ember was used to light another fire or a smoking pipe.

Hay2

 

[DigginThePast]

As others have said. For a fireplace rather than a blacksmith. Here is a pair that my family has used for about 50 years, using them tonight as a matter of fact. Neat find.

 

[garthbfan169]

WTG FH that is awesome!!

 

[rjw4law]

Now if I found that, I would have posted this as a what is it.

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Cool Find, will clean up good. Would look Awesome to hanging on the wall

 

[taropatch]

nice piece of history you found there. thanks for sharing the pic.

 

[allen]

that is one awesome set of tongs !!!