Striking c. 18th c. Hand-forged Iron Hanging Meat Rack antique brass box where one might spend hours

where one might spend hours getting lost in it

and perhaps it was her teacher who wrote Laura at bottom left

New York c

and a great gift for a child or for oneself

papier mache I believe (hard)

Striking c. 18th c. Hand-forged Iron Hanging Meat Rack antique brass box where one might spend hoursThis 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