James Wintle is thought to be George Wintle�s son. George, of course, being the most prolific maker of sugar tongs of the period. James Wintle�s first mark was entered on 19^th October 1812. James Wintle also has a mark entered as �IW�, dated 1821. This shows how inter-changeable the letters I and J were at the time. The sugar tongs are plain and dated 1812 with the characteristic �clunky� style apparent from about this time.

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