Striking c. 18th c. Hand-forged Iron Hanging Meat Rack occupational photo To my eye just completely

To my eye just completely charming

A little wear to the fabric on the bottom corner of the spine

and I might think the point of the hook itself was used to pyrograph his name on front

and really make for quite a functional as well as charming piece

and how rare it seems

Striking c. 18th c. Hand-forged Iron Hanging Meat Rack occupational photo To my eye just completelyThis 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