Unusual sugar tongs

[Goldstein]

Hi -

This cutlery pattern, created by the German company Koch & Bergfeld, was often exported both to the Balticum, Poland and to Russia - but it was also produced and distributed by local companies. License or copy?
Here sugar tongs with extraordinary mechanics - in this form never seen. This time from Warsaw.





Comment:
This list was created in collaboration with Qrt.S when this was still possible...

Regards
Goldstein

[Qrt.S]

@Goldstein
Nothing prohibits me from co-operate in the future, you have the ball.
Peace!

Nonetheless, here some a bit unconventional sugar tongs with hinges and springs from my not so small collection of sugar tongs, sugar sifters and tea strainers...;-))))




This filigree tong is made by Wilhelm Porthan in Viborg, Finland 1885 (Viborg was lost 1945 in WWII to the Soviet Union).




This is made by Gustaf Adolf Ferdinad Timper in Helsinki, Finland 1897.




This is made by Gustaf Wikström in Gothenburg, Sweden 1898




This is made by Victor Nuber 1893-1903 in Vienna, Austro-Hungary

Have a ball!
PS. Admin, I'm not asking anything just showing...

[Goldstein]

Hi -

Pretty monstrosities - I sometimes think some of the early sugar tongues were made by factories for torture tools. Here are some of Malcz / Warsaw - one is afraid to take them in your hands ....





Regards
Goldstein

[Qrt.S]

Talking about monsters.....I don't even know what the monster is for, does anybody?
(The small one in ordinary size is just to understand the big one's size better)

[Qrt.S]

The early sugar tongs from mid. 18th century look like this

[Goldstein]

Hi -
be careful - I have 4 drawers full of sugar tongs....

the famous Harlekin from Denmark 1790




5 early ones from Russia - plain and simple - 1750 - 1799




Bakstad, Erich - a little Monster




Nikitin, D. P. - some filigree




3 dangerous ones from Müller, Richard




2 real authentic enamel tongs (all you see every day are fakes) from Saposchnikov, S. and 11th Artel Moscow




and so on and on and of course one from Fabergé



Regards
Goldstein

[Qrt.S]

Who's counting....only 4!?

[Goldstein]

Hi -
Have in my enthusiasm completely forgotten to praise your excellent pieces - really nice and some are very rare!

Regards
Goldstein

[Qrt.S]

@Goldstein
Thanks, I have tried to pick only "odd pieces" not ordinary ones. Moreover, some of what is called a "sugar tong" is not necessarily meant for sugar but for dates. That goes especially for some those smaller tongs with claws. Dates are rather sticky and were very popular in the 19th century.

I know that this is the Russian site but maybe our admin. allows me one more exception.
This is a Finnish specialty, what is it?
A hint: It is not a "ladle"! Lenght ~12cm, 4½" only.
...maybe it should be moved to "Mystery objects"?

[Goldstein]

Hi -
I am not sure - but: Finnish veterinarians provide reindeers in the tundra with aspirin tablets for a headache....

Regards
Goldstein

[Serg1975]

[quote="Qrt.S"]@Goldstein
This is a Finnish specialty, what is it?




Only the first thing that comes to mind is an object for a sauna.
Regards.

[AG2012]

Glögi

[Qrt.S]

Hint number 2
It has a connection to what has been discussed in this thread :-)))

[Qrt.S]

No ideas? here is the answer. It is a sugar scoop for granulated sugar. It measures one sugar lump-