51/497

Nothing is known about the origin of this wrought iron ratchet hanger, which was used for suspending cooking utensils over an open hearth.
Nothing is known about the origin of this ratchet hanger, which was used for suspending cooking utensils over an open hearth. It has a tubular upright and five teeth.

1 ratchet; metal; fair condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'The tubular upright of this hanger is 13 inches long. The ratchet is 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. It has five teeth. Both the ratchet and the upright are hooked at their extreme ends. They are joined by a ring on the ratchet through which the upright slides. // There is a loop suspended from a knob at one end of the upright which catches the teeth of the ratchet to fix the hanger in the desired position. // See also 52/341.', Lavinia Smith No. 179., 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, 51/495, 51/496/1-2, 51/492 and 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, 51/495, 51/494, 51/496/1-2, 51/492, 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, 51/495, 51/494, 51/496/1-2, 51/492, 51/491 and 51/498)

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)