Metal tongs used in canning with wood handles. There are two wooden handles at the top, one on each of the two metal pieces that make up the frame of the tongs, they are cylindrical and painted green. Tongs themselves are made up of two wire loops which have been shaped to fit together in the center via notches and create a partial circle at the bottom in order to be able to easily grip jars and remove them from hot water. There is a thin piece of metal attached to one of the wire loops just above where they come together, "'Presto'; PAT. PEND." has been stamped on one side, the other is blank. Rust is visible in some areas of the steel wire, most notably where the two pieced come together.
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