Name/Title
antique hearth shovelEntry/Object ID
100381Scope and Content
(AI) his wrought-iron tool in the display case is an antique hearth hearth shovel (or fire shovel / ash scoop).
Function: Used in 18th- and 19th-century open hearths to manage hot embers, clear ash, or scoop burning coals directly onto the lid of a Dutch oven for baking.
Key Features: Hand-forged iron construction with a flat, flared scoop and an extended tang/handle end that would have originally held a long wooden handle to keep the user safe from the heat.
Display Surroundings: It sits next to the tin candle mold seen earlier, a chamber stick candleholder, and wicker-encased glass carboys/bottles.