Mary Sumner entered her first mark on the death of her husband, (William Sumner I), on 18^th March 1807 as a spoon-maker. She then entered another mark with her daughter Eliza on 31^st August 1809. She was therefore only working on her own for just over 2 years. These tongs are very plain, completely in keeping with other tongs of the period.

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