Striking c. 18th c. Hand-forged Iron Hanging Meat Rack antique brass box One sees great old hat

One sees great old hat forms around from time to time

MA last week

rather magical feeling little paintings nonetheless

German or Danish I am not sure

Striking c. 18th c. Hand-forged Iron Hanging Meat Rack antique brass box One sees great old hatThis is an old one and a rare one a hand forged iron meat rack, which would used in conjunction with a crane to hang meat (and perhaps corn, too) over a large open fireplace to cook it. And it's quite a striking object, constructed like a backbone of interlocking pieces, with sharp points to spear and hold the meat on one side, flat backs on the other, and a hook at one end. All sorts of ways to display it and things to do with it! now, beautifully