51/495

A ratchet hanger used for suspending cooking utensils over an open hearth. It some ornamentation on the grooved and curled hook.
Nothing is known about the origin of this ratchet hanger, which was used for suspending cooking utensils over an open hearth. It has ten teeth and has some ornamentation on the grooved and curled hook.

1 ratchet; metal; fair condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'The upright of this hanger is 2 feet 2 inches long. It is hooked at one end and at the other there is a knob from which the loop is suspended. The ratchet is 1 foot 8 inches long, 2 inches wide, and has ten teeth. // The hanger is considerably more delicate in construction than is usual. Some attempt at ornamentation is evident in the grooved and curled hook on the ratchet and the curl on the loop. There is also an ornament on the top of the outside edge of the ratchet. // The upright and ratchet are joined by a ring on the top of the inside edge of the ratchet.', Lavinia Smith No. 180., Lavinia Smith Catalogue (D60/28) - 'A list of the contents of the East Hendred museum. July 5 1940 // Heating and Cooking // 179-187. Eight rachet pothangers.' (See also 51/491, 51/493, 51/494, 51/492, 51/496/1-2, 51/497and 51/498), Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 63 // Ratchet Pothanger // Lent by Museum of English Rural Life' (The catalogue description could also refer to 51/493, 51/492, 51/494, 51/496/1-2, 51/497, 51/491 and 51/498), Heritage of the Hendreds Exhibition 1969 - 'Catalogue of Exhibits // Number 69 // Ratchet Pothanger // Lent by Museum of English Rural Life' (The catalogue description could also refer to 51/493, 51/492, 51/494, 51/496/1-2, 51/497, 51/491 and 51/498)

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)