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This compelling three-piece lot of antique blacksmith and woodsman tools offers excellent display and working potential for collectors of early American hand-forged ironwork and primitive tools. The centerpiece is a pair of long-handled wrought iron blacksmith tongs, approximately 24-26 inches in length, featuring elegant loop finger grips at the top and distinctive curved jaw ends designed for gripping round stock or bolts — a classic bolt tong or ring tong style consistent with 19th to early 20th century smithing practice. The tongs are riveted at the pivot point with a hand-peened rivet, a hallmark of hand-forged construction rather than machine manufacture, suggesting pre-1920s origin. The second piece is a cast iron anvil hardy tool or bottom tool — a rectangular block with upturned ears or flanges on the sides, likely a hold-down, swage block insert, or similar anvil accessory used in a blacksmith's hardy hole. The third piece is a vintage axe head, handleless, with a broad slightly flared bit and visible stamped markings on the body that are partially legible, possibly a manufacturer's mark; the form is consistent with a broad hatchet or carpenter's axe head from the late 19th to early 20th century. All three pieces display heavy surface oxidation, rust patina, and honest wear consistent with decades of working use and storage, which is entirely expected and desirable for primitive tool collectors. Condition is rated Good for age — the tongs remain functional and pivot freely, the axe head is structurally sound with no cracks visible, and the anvil tool/hardy block is intact; all pieces show significant rust and surface pitting but no breaks or missing sections. This lot would appeal to blacksmiths, primitive tool collectors, Western Americana enthusiasts, and Colorado ranch history collectors.