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Cooking-pot crane
One movement pot-crane, from Usk. Plain vertical shaft and horizontal arm with twisted bar and scroll decoration on diagonal brace. 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
33.342
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height
(mm): 1125
Length
(mm): 1270
Material
wrought iron
Location
in fireplace, left side (Castle, kitchen)
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