An American Silver Asparagus Tongs Ball, Tompkins & Black, New York, NY, First Half 19th Century the pierced tongs with a Fiddle and Thread handle, engraved with the crest of a rook surmounting the engraved monogram GWM. marked on interior and with a French import mark on exterior of handle 4 ozt 6 dwts Length 9 1/2 inches.