Oyster tongs

oyster tongs

FISHING GEAR - OYSTERING GEAR
USA, CT, Ledyard
used in 1890s
wood; metal: iron
164-1/2 (13' 8-1/2") x 25 in.

Oyster tongs from Avery Hill Farm (20 Avery Hill Road, Ledyard, CT); used by Billings Theophilus Avery (1856-1946), late 1890s; long wooden handles attached to wood and iron basket with 10 "teeth" each side.

2004.38