old tongs, looks blacksmith made.

[oldtools]

Found old 18" tongs in dump, looks blacksmith made..  What do you think, usable? reshape jaws a little?

[john k]

Definitely a keeper, am always reshaping tongs.   If one goes back much before 1900, every tong was blacksmith made.   Most smiths made their own, but the factory made ones were hammered out by smiths, 20-30 deep, at rows of forges.