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Lot 344
Description:
A Pair of American Coin Silver Serving Tongs, Ball, Black & Co., New York, wc. 1851-1876; in the "Fiddle Thread" pattern, length 10 in., weight 5.10 troy ozs Note: Oral history interviews with elderly Natchez, MS citizens in the 1970s indicate that this type of tongs was used to serve fried chicken in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Crescent City Silver, p. 19; Nineteenth Century Natchez-Made Silver, Baton Rouge: Angle-American Museum, 1970, p. 41.
- Notes: Starting bid: 300
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February 8, 2014 10:00 AM CST
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