A wonderful 18th or early 19th century polished iron adjustable saw-tooth pot hanger or trammel with elaborate decoration.

Pot hangers were used for hanging pots or kettles above the fire. The teeth allowed for the height of the hook to be adjusted either closer or further away from the heat.

40” long to 63” x 4” wide x 3” deep / 100cm long to 160cm x 10cm wide x 7cm deep

£450.00

For similar hooks, See: Downhearth to Bar Grate by Hugh D Roberts, published by the Wiltshire Folk Life Society 1981

From – Old English Household life by Gertrude Jekyll & Sydney Jones 1939.

Page 78 – ‘Some of the hangers, too, attained to decorative effect through good handiwork and enrichment. The ratchet attachments, formed like the teeth of coarse saws to permit utensils to hang at different heights…