Spit
Tim Martin (fl.2011)
Category
Metalwork
Date
2004
Materials
Iron
Measurements
68 mm (Width); 243 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Talgarth
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Wordsworth House and Garden, Cumbria
NT 866412
Summary
Iron calliper spit to turn food in front of the fire, which attaches to the central long rod of the jack with an iron chain. The pinchers pivot on an iron rivet with a washer, pointed callipers to hold food.
Makers and roles
Tim Martin (fl.2011), blacksmith