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Sardine Tongs Hallmark

Another piece I got from an estate lot.  I believe these are Sardine Tongs.  The design is stunning, these were black when I got them, after cleaning i saw a hallmark one with an arrow on one side of the connector (an arrow) and the other side looked like a four leaf clover.  Anyone recognise these?  

Thank you Sardine Hallmark 1.jpgSardine Hallmark 2.jpgSardine Tongs 1.jpgSardine Tongs 2.jpgSardine Tongs 3.jpg

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Re: Sardine Tongs Hallmark

They look like cake tongs to me.  

 

Rita

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@melda58 wrote:

They look like cake tongs to me.  

 

Rita


You'd have a devil of a time serving slippery little sardines with OP's tongs, for sure.  As always, not knowing the size is a problem.

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The mark looks like an axe-head, with the arrow where a handle would normally be...?

 

Sardine Hallmark 2.jpg

 

Is there lettering here...?

 

Sardine Hallmark 1.jpg

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So Sorry: I thought I put the measurements in 6 1/2 in length. 

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The lettering looks like DH 

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I don't know the maker but my thought is that these are tomato slice tongs. They would squish a piece of cake I think. There used to be a serving utensil specific to just about anything you can imagine.

 

Radine

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No, darn it. A tomato server would not be in the form of tongs. You are probably closer with some sort of fish server.

 

Neat old piece.

 

radine

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@pargran3 wrote:

No, darn it. A tomato server would not be in the form of tongs...

 

radine


Great heavens!  And I picked up a tomato slice with tongs.  No wonder I haven't been invited back to Windsor.

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Well, especially if you served yourself!

 

Radine

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@pargran3 wrote:

Well, especially if you served yourself!

 

Radine


Hey, it was breakfast.  One always serves onself at breakfast.

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Here, just add some sliced tomato and everyone wins!

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Those have gone off a bit. They look moldy/furry.

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Probably languished in the can because no one had the proper serving tool to use.  Pity.

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Maybe the tongs are for kippers.

 

Radine

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