ASSORTED AMERICAN WROUGHT-IRON HEARTH / KITCHEN TRAMMELS AND HOOKS, LOT OF FOUR, comprising three trammels, including two examples with pin construction, one example of simple construction with a single hook, remaining example finely done with three-hook extension spit and a butterfly-form tab for adjusting, and an example of sawtooth construction with a heart form extension and a single hook; remaining article a double hook in the form of ram horns and with a loop extension. Late 18th/19th century. Trammels closed 18 1/4" to 27 1/4" H, extended 29" to 36 3/4" H; hook 3 3/8" H, 3 3/4" W.
Provenance: The collection of the late Theodore "Ted" and Alvina Breckel, Oley, PA and Winnetka, IL.
Three hook spit example: Jerard Paul Jordan, Worthington, (OH) Show, 4/30/1978.

Very good overall condition with expected wear, some overall pitting and rust, hook lacking one hook tip.