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- Drawing, "Liv. Rm Fire Place and Kitchen Fire Place Mrs. Wells House Union Conn" (now Daggett Farmhouse), April 5, 1977 -
- April 05, 1977
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Drawing, "Liv. Rm Fire Place and Kitchen Fire Place Mrs. Wells House Union Conn" (now Daggett Farmhouse), April 5, 1977
- Ash Scraper -
- Collections - Artifact
Ash Scraper
- Waffle Iron -
- Collections - Artifact
Waffle Iron
- Trammel - Cooks preparing the day's meals in a fireplace hearth used adjustable trammels to hang iron pots and kettles over the fire. This hole and peg trammel allows the cook to raise or lower the pot above the heat--controlling the cooking temperature.
- Collections - Artifact
Trammel
Cooks preparing the day's meals in a fireplace hearth used adjustable trammels to hang iron pots and kettles over the fire. This hole and peg trammel allows the cook to raise or lower the pot above the heat--controlling the cooking temperature.
- Chimney Hook -
- Collections - Artifact
Chimney Hook
- Ember Tongs - Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. The flattened ends of the scissor-like tongs let a person pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Collections - Artifact
Ember Tongs
Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. The flattened ends of the scissor-like tongs let a person pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Pipe Tongs, 1800-1900 - Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- 1800-1900
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Pipe Tongs, 1800-1900
Before matches were widely available, smokers used tongs like this one to light their pipes. Closing the handles extended the flattened ends of the tongs toward the fire and helped them pick up an ember and hold it steady. Blacksmiths made the tongs from durable wrought iron that withstood the heat of the fire.
- Coal Tongs -
- Collections - Artifact
Coal Tongs
- Trammel, 1800-1875 - Cooks preparing the day's meals in a fireplace hearth used adjustable trammels to hang iron pots and kettles over the fire. This hole and peg trammel allows the cook to raise or lower the pot above the heat--controlling the cooking temperature.
- 1800-1875
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Trammel, 1800-1875
Cooks preparing the day's meals in a fireplace hearth used adjustable trammels to hang iron pots and kettles over the fire. This hole and peg trammel allows the cook to raise or lower the pot above the heat--controlling the cooking temperature.
- Wrought Iron Andirons -
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Wrought Iron Andirons