I have a handsewn hemp snapsack and a set of smoker's tongs for sale on eBay:
Snapsack. 16th-17thC military and 18thC civilian common usage.
Snapsack eBay auction
Closeup of workmanship and materials (good color representation):
[img]http://home.earthlink.net/~bobhurley/eBay/snapsack_closeup.jpg[/img]
Overall view (bad color on picture, too yellow)
[img]http://home.earthlink.net/~bobhurley/eBay/snapsack.jpg[/img]
Forged smoker's tongs. I don't know how early this design was used, although ember tongs are mentioned in Elizabethan sources.
Tongs eBay auction
[img]http://home.earthlink.net/~bobhurley/eBay/18thCtongs.jpg[/img]
[This message has been edited by Bob Hurley (edited 04-03-2002).]
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