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Cooking-pot crane
One movement cooking-pot crane from Rhayader. It has a bevelled square-section vertical shaft and a plain square-section horizontal arm terminating with scroll decoration. The curved brace also terminates with a single scroll decoration. Complete with a 5 circular-loop pot chain. These were common in Wales from the 1600s until the 1950s. They allowed pots to be moved closer or further away from the fire.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
58.37.1
Acquisition
Collected Officially
Measurements
Height
(mm): 575
Length
(mm): 690
Material
iron
Location
In store
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