Object number
52/173
Description
Meat hook found in the outer kitchen of a farmhouse at Lapworth, Warwickshire which had an open hearth with a bake oven on one side.
This meat hook was found in the outer kitchen of a farmhouse at Lapworth, Warwickshire, which had an open hearth with a bake oven on one side and a copper on the other. This hook was used to hang meat when cooking over an open fire. in conjunction with a crane or hanger. This hook is made of two pieces of iron which swivel on each other so that the meat could be turned when roasting.
Physical description
1 meat hook: metal (iron); good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ This hook was found in the outer kitchen of Mr. Ball's farmhouse at Lapworth. The house was occupied by the now deceased parents of Mr. Ball all their lives. The outer kitchen contains an open hearth with a bake oven on one side and a copper on the other [written in 1952]. //
Production date
1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Production period
Nineteenth century
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