Garland Stove Poker

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Artifact Overview

Tending a fire can be dangerous. A poker helps move and rearrange burning wood and hot coals and keeps the user at a safe distance from the heat and flames. The Michigan Stove Company -- makers of the Garland stove model -- made this two-foot-long metal poker.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Poker (Equipment)

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.0.34.590

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cast iron

Color

Black (Color)

Dimensions

Length: 26.5 in
Diameter: 1 in

Inscriptions

on handle in raised letters: GARLAND
Garland Stove Poker