Tongs Collection (page 6)

St Dunstan & the Devil
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, and Saint Artists sometimes depicted him holding the devil by the nose with a pair of tongs, as here Date: 924 - 988

Advert for Mappin Brothers solid silver items 1895
Selection of decorative items available from Mappin Brothers in Regent Street. 1895

Dentistry caricature, 18th century
Dentistry caricature. 18th-century artwork of a dentist (left) holding a string attached to a patients tooth, while brandishing a hot coal held in a pair of tongs

Magnesium ribbon burning. Image 3 of 3. Magnesium metal burns with a bright white flame. During the reaction, it forms white magnesium oxide

Distillation of oil of vitriol also known as sulphuric acid, 1651. Iron retort with cover, detail at C, D, is placed in furnace and connected to receiver at A

Poorly puppy by the fire - His First Trouble by G E Studdy
His First Trouble by G E Studdy - A poorly puppy, wrapped up warm by the fire staring across to his medicine on the hearth with apprehension. Date: 1912

WW2 Comic Postcard - Short Wave
WW2 - Comic Postcard - Short Wave! A blonde girl has her hair curled into a short wave by a fellow ATS member with some curling tongs - a play on the short wave radio craze

Electro silver plated goods, Plate 222, including a range of cutlery, nutcrackers, cheese scoops, sandwich tongs and grape scissors. Date: circa 1880s

Our Lady and St. Bernard, 1709. Copy. Prague. Czech Republic
Our Lady and St. Bernard. By Matej Vaclav Jackel (1709). 18th century. Baroque sculpture decorating the Charles Bridge. Copy of the original. Prague. Czech Republic

Seletion of sterling silver, electro-plate cutlery 1929
A selection of sterling silver, electro-plate and stainless steel butter, bread, cake knives, cheese scoop, sugar sifter, tea infuser, asparagus tongs, wine cork, crumb scoop, pickle, butter

Advert for Mappin & Webbs Christmas presents 1888
Selection of artistic and useful Christmas presents. 1888

Card; Tongs and so On
The poker, the shovel. the broom and tongs, made Christmas merry with dance and songs Date: circa 1905

Anglo Saxon banquet and tools.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages. 1798

The Sphere Christmas 1917 cover
It was like this, Mother The cover of The Spheres Christmas 1917 issue. An illustration by Edmund Blampied showing a young British officer, home on leave for the holiday period

Nursery Rhymes -- Jack and Jill, Polly Flinders
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- Jack and Jill falling down the hill. Below -- Little Polly Flinders sitting among the cinders. Date: early 20th century

Young Painter Goldsmith Duels Workmen 1588 Etching
Artokoloro

Plate 19 Vulcan standing niche swinging hammer
Artokoloro

Illustration of forceps. Forceps is an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects especially for delicate operations as by surgeons, obstetricians, or dentists

Vulcan forging Jupiters Lightening Bolts, 1636-38 (oil on canvas)
XIR897502 Vulcan forging Jupiters Lightening Bolts, 1636-38 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 181x97 cm; Prado, Madrid

Jacopo Zucchi, Italian (c. 1541-c. 1590), A Tormentor With Tongs, pen and black ink with gray-brown wash over black chalk on laid paper

Barbers shop with Monkeys and Cats (oil on copper)
XAM70743 Barbers shop with Monkeys and Cats (oil on copper) by Teniers, Abraham (1629-70); 24x31 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Flemish, out of copyright

St. Apollonia (oil on panel)
XIR438814 St. Apollonia (oil on panel) by Pietro di Giovanni di Ambrogio (c.1410-49); Museo Horne, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Sainte Apolline; ); Italian, out of copyright

The tea merchant (w / c on paper)
XIR391483 The tea merchant (w/c on paper) by Persian School, (18th century); Bernisches Historisches Museum, Bern, Switzerland; (add.info.: Le marchand de the; ); Persian, out of copyright

Steam, c. 1889 (plaster) (b / w photo)
XIR253096 Steam, c.1889 (plaster) (b/w photo) by Chapu, Henri Michel Antoine (1833-91); Paris, France; (add.info.: La Vapeur; displayed at the Galerie des Machines; the Galerie was built for)

Sleeping putto, Anonymous, 1618 - 1705

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, Johannes Pieter de Frey, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1798

Saint Agatha with cut breast, Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, Peter Paul Rubens, Cornelis Galle (II), 1596 - 1659

Initial V: Saint Apollonia with a Book and Tongs; Master of the Llangattock Hours, Flemish, active about 1450 - 1460; Bruges (illuminated), Belgium, Europe; 1450s; Tempera colors, gold leaf

Tinker Tinkering
Engraving shows a member of the minority Irish Traveller or Tinker group as he pursues the groups traditional occupation of tinsmithing

A Street Hardware Stall, Japan - selling a wide array of goods including scissors, tongs, trowels, pans, hinges and metal rods. Date: circa 1910s

Bronze cooking utensils recovered from Pompeii, Italy
Bronze cooking utensils recovered from excavations at Pompeii, Italy. Date: 1906

Free range pork sausages being grilled at Penshurst farmers market

Fork patent, 1882 C024 / 3608
Fork patent, 1882. Artwork for a spring operated grasping fork invented by Roswell B. Turner. The fork is designed to grasp difficult to retrieve food items

Blacksmiths at work. Note heavy leather aprons worn as protection from hot metal and charcoal. From Johannes Baptista della Porta Magia Naturalis Nuremberg 1715. First edition Naples 1558

Brass furnace, showing tongs for lifting crucibles of metal in and out. From De la pirotechnia by Vannoccio Biringuccio (Venice, 1540)

Molten crystals in a test tube, held in metal tongs

Making iron chloride through chemical reaction

Test tube of sulphur and iron mix held in tongs above bunsen burner

Man charring a red pepper by holding over an open flame using long-handled kitchen tongs

Adding noodles to saucepan of boiling water

Holding salmon steak with tongs over grill rack

Hands using tongs to move deep-fried chicken drumstick from pan onto draining rack

Tongs and wooden spatula

Grilled meat and barbecue tongs, close-up

Using tongs to turn over steaks being char-grilled on a ridged, cast-iron grill pan

Turning pieces of chicken on broiler pan, using tongs, close-up

Tortillas on barbecue grill, being turned with tongs

Six burgers grilling in a grill pan, one being turned over with tongs

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"Tongs: A Multifunctional Tool Spanning Time and Continents" From the bustling streets of Istanbul, Turkey to the elegant Victorian era in Europe, they have played a significant role in various aspects of life. These versatile tools have found their place in doner kebab cooking, where skilled chefs expertly use them to flip and turn succulent meat on open flames. In 1896, an advertisement for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths showcased exquisite Victorian items including can openers and skewers - highlighting the diverse applications beyond culinary uses. Meanwhile, a barber's shop with monkeys and cats added a touch of whimsy as barbers skillfully wielded tongs to style hair or trim beards. The year 1937 saw Harrods proudly presenting their silverware collection through an enticing advert. Amongst these gleaming treasures were tea strainers and asparagus tongs from Elkington plate - demonstrating how even delicate tasks could be elegantly accomplished with this simple yet essential tool. Not only limited to domestic settings, it also found their way onto luxury liners like the White Star Line. Asparagus tongs made by Elkington Plate adorned dining tables alongside assorted silver-plated cutlery sets while sugar bowls were accompanied by matching tongs - ensuring refined service for passengers aboard these grand vessels. Beyond fine dining experiences, Mappin and Webb illustrated how wedding presents could include practical yet beautiful items such as intricately designed serving tongs. These gifts symbolized both functionality and elegance that would accompany couples throughout their married lives. Tong's versatility extended beyond household utensils; they also served masonry and sculpture professionals who relied on specialized tong-like tools for shaping stone or manipulating clay. Their sturdy grip allowed artisans to bring intricate visions to life while ensuring precision in every stroke.