WASHING TONGS
Tongs made of two wooden arms. There is a spring placed where the two wooden arms intersect which is the fulcrum point.
At the point furthest away from the fulcrum on both arms a faction of the wood has been cut away giving that section a diagonal edge. Just beyond that point on the inside edge a semicircle has been cut away. When the arms are closed together and perpendicular the cuts make a circle.
Part of the wood has is darker than the rest, likely due to it's having been submerged in water over periods of time.
One of the items collected by Kim Fletcher from 15 William Street Armadale in an old tin trunk.
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Common before the advent of electric washing machines. Washing tongs such as this one were used to remove washing out of washing tubs, coppers, or the like and put through a wringer.
