Object number
52/341
Description
Ratchet hangers were used for suspending cooking utensils over an open hearth. This hanger is made of wrought iron.
This is a ratchet hanger; ratchet hangers were used for suspending cooking utensils over an open hearth. This hanger is made of wrought iron.
Physical description
1 hanger (ratchet: metal (wrought iron); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ Ratchet hangers were used for suspending cooking utensils over an open hearth. // The hanger was made up of an iron bar, curved at the top end, with a flat sheet iron ratchet attachment similar to a coarse saw. The hooked end of the upright passed over the wooden chimney bar. The lower end had a hook suspended from a loop or knob which caught in the teeth of the ratchet. The hanger could thus be set at varying distances above the fire. // The hook is a single piece of metal and is suspended from a knob. Some hangers are ornamented at the connection between the top of the ratchet and the upright. // Where the chimney was fitted with a pot crane a shorter hanger was generally used. //
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