David Crawford is another rare maker for sugar tongs.  He entered his first punch on 6^th May 1768 and was known to have sent work for assaying up to at least 1784.  He died in 1825.  This pair of tongs is a lovely pair of flared bright cut tongs with a deep cut leaf pattern engraved in the bowls.  Unusually for Newcastle tongs, they are marked in the bowls.  They are just 5 inches long and have a concave bow.  From the quality of the engraving, these tongs are equally as well made as any London work of the time.  They are dated at c1780.

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