Fireplace Artifacts

8	Pair of Andirons		Pair of andirons; brass finial with stylized flame atop faceted element above simple turning with inside.	circa1760	America, possibly Pennsylvania
28	Fireplace Tongs		Diamond-topped finial with square top, connecting to the one fixed piece of the tong with hooped shoulders, long rod section with round profile ending in flat disk tips.	circa 1780	probably America
42	Pair of Andirons		Pair of iron andirons, each with flattened ball finial atop round post with two L-shaped hooks on the front (to hold cooking rods), simple strap legs with flaring tips, plain log supports to the rear.	18th century	America
43	Fireplace Tong		Round finial atop turned baluster, connected to the one fixed piece of the tong with hooped shoulders, long rod section with round profile and central bulbous section ending in flat disc tips.	18th century	Probably America
47	Fireback		Vertical rectangle of solid iron. Decorative panel is upper two-thirds.	1742	Pennsylvania
50	Pair of Andirons		Pair of large iron andirons, with faceted finial slightly bent "forward" (toward front of fireplace.	circa 1870	America
51	Fireplace Shovel		Iron handle has small loop terminal with elaborate series of small, spiral turned iron strips forming handle, long round section fastened with three large rivets to shovel with rounded edges and flat end.	circa1790	America
52	Fireplace Tongs		Elaborately turned handle with incised line decoration, ending in a flat round disk from which two looped pieces extend to long rods with central bulbous section, flat disk terminals.	circa1820	England or America
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