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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - RABBIT TOOTH PICK HOLDER
... RABBIT TOOTH PICK HOLDER...tooth picks...Silver plated pot metal tooth pick holder in shape... DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Containers tooth picks JB 220 Silver plated pot ...Silver plated pot metal tooth pick holder in shape of a rabbit holding an egg.JB 220domestic equipment, containers, tooth picks -
National Wool Museum
Booklet, Hattersley Domestic Loom: Tooth and Pick Take-Up Motion
... Hattersley Domestic Loom: Tooth and Pick Take-Up Motion...Instructions: "Hattersley Domestic Loom: Tooth and Pick... on one side only. "Hattersley Domestic Loom: Tooth and Pick Take...-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Booklet Hattersley Domestic Loom: Tooth and Pick ...Instructions: "Hattersley Domestic Loom: Tooth and Pick Take-Up Motion"Booklet, 3pp. loose leaf. Printed with text and diagrams on one side only. "Hattersley Domestic Loom: Tooth and Pick Take-Up Motion"weaving, george hattersley and sons ltd, weaving machinery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - BISQUE CHINA ORNAMENT
... Bisque china bobble head ornament, possibly tooth pick..., possibly tooth pick holder, in shape of small boy with pot between ...Bisque china bobble head ornament, possibly tooth pick holder, in shape of small boy with pot between his legs.ornaments, ceramic, figurine -
Federation University Historical Collection
Print - Image, Lucas van Leyden, The Dentist
Depicts the scene of a professional dentist and gullible patient. The patient is being pick-pocketed by the dentist's assisstant.An oval framed print depicting three people, one of them a dentist.1523 L in the top right cornerdentist, medicine, teeth, tooth-puller -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Domestic object - Fire Tongs
Fireplace tongs were used to add wood to the fireplace as well as break down the crackling wood to add more oxygen to growing flames. Of the four tools that were usually found in an upright fireplace set, tongs had the biggest design variation. Some tongs looked like medical calipers that were rounded at the bottom, while others were almost like metronomes with their rectangular shapes. https://www.lovetoknow.com/home/antiques-collectibles/vintage-antique-fireplace-tools Tongs are tools used to handle items, and generally move the item from one place to another, or turn things, like a piece of meat on a barbecue. Tongs usually have flat ends to pick up items without damaging them and to grip onto the items easily, however, some tongs have claws or toothed ends to grab more bulky and slippery items. Tongs are used mainly for handling food or hot items. Modern tongs are usually made from plastic, metal, stainless steel, or other material, depending on their purpose. Originally, tongs were probably wood sticks that eventually became metal sticks around 3000 BC to handle hot items in a fire Tongs are used to extend the hand or as a replacement handler for potentially dangerous items. Tongs usually have a sprung end so that the operator is required to squeeze the middle of the tongs to grab hold of an item, or they have a pivot which requires the user to squeeze the handles at the end to grip onto items, these being more effective at holding heavy items due to the extra force able to be applied. There are many types of tongs including barbecue tongs, salad tongs, blacksmith tongs, crucible tongs, ice cube tongs, sugar cube tongs and fire tongs. Tongs are often called ‘a pair of tongs’ and the word comes from the Old English, ‘tange’ or ‘tang’, meaning ‘that which bites’. There is evidence of Egyptians using metal rods and tong like tools to hold objects over fire, in around 1450 BC. https://tenrandomfacts.com/tongs/Fire tongs are still used with most open fires in homes.Brass fire tongs with holding clip and flat rounded handle at the end.None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, fireplace tools, tongs