1830s Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Circa 1830 Set of 3 iron & brass fireplace tools, English. Tongs, poker & shovel. Pierced design shovel. The brass handles have their design repeated on the tongs. Poker: 28". Tongs:...

Circa 1830 brass & wire-work fender with integral hearth guard, English. Georgian period. Raised on flattened ball feet. The woven wire is accented by classical swags below the top r...

Large Early 19th Century Copper Log Cauldron This is a lovely looking Cauldron, it has obviously been a much treasured piece, it has tinkered patches and riveted repairs The bottom of the cauldron has been reinforced with a Terracotta lining making it heavy and stable The Pan is in good sturdy condition with a charming patina, it has large Brass Lions...

Mid 19th century English solid brass fireplace scuttle bucket with exterior front sun design details. The scuttle bucket is very handsome and in great a...

Fabulous pierced brass antique fireplace fender from England. Lions paw feet and exceptional piercing with rope banding. Mid-19th century with...

Antique cast iron blue black heater tower stove. It contains a heavy cast iron construction.

Fine English 19th century brass, iron and wire nursery guard having brass top rail over vertical ribbed frame and vertical wirewoor, having scrolled decoration. Fire screen, spark...

This beautiful beige - grey decorated with elegant details stove was used for heating the house Sandstone slab is new. The sandstone feet 2 parts not original. Size: 104 x 60 x 165cm. Colonial America: Imagine trying to bake a cake without being able to precisely gauge or control the temperature. That’s what our foremothers managed to do with their beehive-shaped brick ovens, which they regulated strictly by burning the right amount of wood to ash and then tested by sticking their hands inside, adding more wood or opening the door to let it cool to what seemed like the right temperature. 1795: Cast iron stoves had already been around for decades, but the version invented by Count Rumford (who is also credited with establishing the first soup kitchen) at the end of the 18th century was particularly popular. It had a single fire source yet the temperature could be regulated individually for several pots at the same time, all while heating the room, too. Its biggest drawback was that it was too large for modest home kitchens. 1834: According to the Gas Museum, in Leicester, England, the first recorded use of gas for cooking was by a Moravian named Zachaus Winzler in 1802. But it took another three decades for the first commercially produced gas stove, designed by Englishman James Sharp, to hit the market. The stoves became popular by the end of that century for being easier to regulate and requiring less upkeep than wood or coal stoves...

Very fine set of 19th century gunmetal fire tools with barley twist shafts, the shaped pierced shovel with oval lace design, the handles boldly cast in bronze with patera and acanthu...

A rare and well cast early 19th century tea pot stand, attributed to the Falkirk foundry, Scotland. Will fit most fire bars with its adjustable opening c...

Very good English mid 19th Century hand hammered copper apple kettle, having copper bail handle with "pig tail" returns, finely riveted seams and good overall patina. Ideal as kindling or small firewood container...

English cast iron, copper, and brass fire place fender with centered brass floral medallion gallery, flanking decorative scroll work, copper ac...