Rare Ironworkers Rivet Throwing Tongs Style:Custom made Rare Ironworkers Rivet Throwing Tongs display stand (1st Qtr 20th Century

(1st Qtr 20th Century

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The unique raised lettering was cast directly into the foundry mold

The reverse bears a note signed by public notary

Rare Ironworkers Rivet Throwing Tongs Style:Custom made Rare Ironworkers Rivet Throwing Tongs display stand (1st Qtr 20th CenturyThrowing red hot rivets is a lost art. Custom display stands made for turn of the century Industrial Age tools. Industrial artifacts made into art objects. Before ironworkers used bolts to connect beams, they used rivets. The ironworkers worked in four man teams. When a rivet reached the required heat, the thrower removed it from the portable furnace with this long tong. Then, using the tongs, he threw it to the catcher, who caught it in a tin scoop.