Josiah Snatt registered a mark as a small-worker on 10^th January 1798. This was the only mark he entered and was presumably dead by the time his, (presumed) wife Sarah registered her mark on 10^th September 1817. John Shea is a recognised maker of sugar tongs around this period but he did not register his mark until 1807. These tongs are standard bright cut tongs, dated 1799/1800.