The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Hall
G.A.R. Hall & Museum
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| Object ID |
2006.0008.137 |
| Accession# |
2006.0008 |
| Object Name |
Tongs, Ice |
| Description |
Iron ice tongs used to pick up blocks of ice. From the Brown family collection. |
| Date |
1800s |
| Search Terms |
G.A.R. Hall Ice Ice tongs |
| Collection |
Robert L. Hunker G.A.R. Collection |
| People |
Hunker, Robert L. Brown Family Brown, David Marks, Dora Welshonse Brown |
| Subjects |
Ice Icehouses |
| Catalog date |
08/09/2006 |
| Catalog type |
History |
| Collector |
Robert L. Hunker |
| Count |
1 |
| Credit line |
Robert L. Hunker |
| Dimensions |
H-4 W-10.5 L-22.5 inches |
| Home Location |
G.A.R. Hall Museum |
| Material |
Iron |
| Provenance |
From the Brown family collection. David and Dora Welshonse Brown, Robert L. Hunker's grandparents, used the tongs in their store in Acme, Pennsylvania in the late 1800s. |
| Recfrom |
Hunker G.A.R. Collection |
| Site |
G.A.R. Hall Museum |
| Site # |
31 |
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