17th December 2016 - new maker - Edward Byne of Exeter

10th June 2016 - new maker - David Elder of Banff

29th March 2015 - new makers - Patrick Leonard of Chester and Henry Mouncie of Dumfries

23rd January 2015 - new maker - Thomas & Samuel Wintle

10th January 2015 - a comprehensive list of London Hallmarks seen on sugar tongs, part 3 from May 1800 to May 1810

7th January 2015 - a comprehensive list of London Hallmarks seen on sugar tongs, part 2 from May 1791 to May 1800

11th December 2014 - new maker - Owen Cassidy of Dublin

4th December 2014 - a comprehensive list of London Hallmarks seen on sugar tongs, part 1 from c1760 to 28th May 1791 V3.0 Updated version now available

26th November 2014 - makers mark clarified  H&S - James Hewitt & Robert Swan of Edinburgh

24th November 2014 - new maker  William Hope of Plymouth

13th October 2014 - Three new cast tongs by  Benjamin Mountigue

3rd September 2014 - New Maker - John Ford & John Williams - Bath

20th September 2013 - a paper discussing miniature sugar tongs

I have often been asked "How do you display your sugar tongs?". I have now seen a custom made cabinet, made just for sugar tongs. It is a really superb piece of work and displays the tongs to perfection. Click the picture to see it enlarged.

The maker of this cabinet is Steve Phillips of Chadwick End Cabinets Ltd

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This web-site is dedicated to silver sugar tongs mainly covering the approximate period from 1760 to 1820 but also beyond into the early Victorian era. Only sugar tongs that were made in the UK and Ireland are featured here although there were many other countries making sugar tongs during this period. For navigation around the site, please use the buttons at the top of every page.

There are now many collectors of sugar tongs, worldwide. We attempt on this web-site to show examples of as many different types, dates and makers as we can. We also do our best to keep the web-site updated with new finds. A much more comprehensive view on these sugar tongs can be obtained through the book which is available via this web-site. This will give you a complete reference, easy to hand.

I am always happy to help if you have questions about sugar tongs.  Feel free to email me here.

See Collectors Corner for more information about collecting antique silver.

One request I have had is to offer some sugar tongs for sale - is this something you would like to see?

you can email me here

You can obtain a signed copy of the only available book about Georgian silver sugar tongs - click the picture

Order now and receive a free additional insert of 65 new maker's marks found on tongs since the book was first published.

A recent comment:

Thank you very much for your excellent book on Georgian Silver Sugar Tongs which was very well packed and arrived today. I have found it very informative and much more comprehensive than I could have expected. It is a credit to you and I am considering buying another copy since this copy will be much referred to and will therefore soon become well thumbed"