Domestic object - Fire Poker, Unknown

Historical information

This iron poker is a piece of equipment essential for use in open fireplaces or in wood stoves which was used for 19th and early 20th century domestic heating or cooking.

Physical description

A long steel vintage fire poker with a small finger loop at the end of the handle and a bent hook shape at the end. It was used to move wood and logs in an open fire.

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