51/496/1-2

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, six teeth and a grooved and curled hook, with some ornamentation.

1 ratchet; metal; fair condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This hanger has a tubular upright 3 feet 6 inches long. It has a hook at one end, the short arm of which is 3 inches. At the other there is a knob from which the loop is suspended. The ratchet is 18 inches long and 2.5 inches wide. It has six teeth. The hanger is slightly ornamented, the hook on the ratchet being grooved and curled. There is a curled leaf shaped ornament at the top of the outside edge of the ratchet. The upright and ratchet are joined by a ring on the inside edge of the ratchet through which the upright slips. // See also 52/341.', Lavinia Smith No. 182., 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, 51/492, 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, 51/495, 51/494, 51/492, 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, 51/495, 51/494, 51/492, 51/497, 51/491 and 51/498)

Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)