Broilers

DateEarly 1700s ?

Terms

Broilers
Iron

Dimensions7.61 × 33 × 58.38 cm (3 × 13 × 23 in.)

Object numberH0124

DescriptionIron grill on four legs with handle, with detachable pan to catch drippings. Tipped toward handle to lead drippings into pan. Grill consists of front piece bent down at both ends for legs, back piece bent forward and down for legs, connected by ten bars grooved to drain drippings. Welded to center of back piece is handle. Flat handle, widens at center, circle shape at end with hole for hanging. Drip pan is long, narrow, rounded trough, rounded at one end, flat at the other. Flat end has a hle through which a wing bolt fits and is screwed into the side of back piece of grill. Wing bolt shaped like a heart. Pan removeable.