Andiron
Also known as
- Add other possible names for this topic
An andiron (older form anderne; med. Lat. andena, anderia), sometimes called a dog, dog iron, or firedog, is a horizontal iron bar upon which logs are laid for burning in an open fireplace. They are usually used in pairs. In older eras (e.g. sixteenth to eighteenth century AD) andirons were also used as a rest for a roasting spit or sometimes had a cup-shaped top to hold porridge. The earliest andirons were forge from wrought iron.
Andirons hold up the firewood so that a draft of air can pass...
full article at wikipedia
With the exception of Wikipedia summaries and some images the
content on this page is typically distributed under
the Creative Commons
Attribution license or Public Domain.
The original description for this topic was automatically generated from the Wikipedia article "Andiron" licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
| Gallery | add an image |
There are no images for this topic yet.
Recent Discussions about Andiron
There are no conversations on this topic. Would you like to start one?
Start the Discussion