SUGAR CRACKER TONGS

France, 19th century

Steel

Long. : 20.7 cm

Steel sugar tongs with short opposing aspic blades and large oval rings.

These scissor-shaped pliers were used to break sugar or cut sugar loaves – the latter consisted of a conical block of white sugar sold until the end of the 19th century.

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Ref. : 4506