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Sliding tongs

Scope note

Tongs primarily used by clock- and watchmakers to hold pins, arbors, or other small objects while they are being filed. HUMMEL

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000161785

Broader Terms used

<tongs: metalworking tools>

Created

13yrs ago

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