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Rare and Elaborate Welsh Iron Hearth Crane, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Eighteenth Century
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Rare and Elaborate Welsh Iron Hearth Crane, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Eighteenth Century

18th century
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Description

This is an extremely rare form of hearth crane, with a mechanical component. It was rescued from a former medieval farmhouse (which is now a barn alongside a Victorian farmhouse) on the outskirts of Kidwelly, west Wales, and has remained in untouched and unrestored condition. Eighteenth century

Height: 34 ins (plus 2.5 ins as shown); 87 cms (plus 6.5)

Width as shown : 44.5 ins; 113 cms

Depth to outside of handle: 11 ins; 28 cms.

Physical Dimensions
Height
93.5cm (36.81")
Width
113cm (44.49")
Depth
28cm (11.02")
Declaration

WelshAntiques has dated this Antique Welsh Hearth Crane to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1182174
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Description
This is an extremely rare form of hearth crane, with a mechanical component.
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It was rescued from a former medieval farmhouse (which is now a barn alongside a Victorian farmhouse) on the outskirts of Kidwelly, west Wales, and has remained in untouched and unrestored condition.
WelshAntiques

Eighteenth century

Height: 34 ins (plus 2.5 ins as shown); 87 cms (plus 6.5)

Width as shown : 44.5 ins; 113 cms

Depth to outside of handle: 11 ins; 28 cms.

Height
93.5cm (36.81")
Width
113cm (44.49")
Depth
28cm (11.02")
Date of Manufacture

WelshAntiques has dated this Antique Welsh Hearth Crane to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1182174
WelshAntiques
WelshAntiques
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Leading specialist in welsh furniture and folk art for 56 years

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An eighteenth-century wrought iron hearth crane featuring a gear mechanism, hand crank, triangular bracing, and notched pot hook.
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Archive I An eighteenth-century wrought iron hearth crane featuring a gear mechanism, hand crank, triangular bracing, and notched pot hook.

Rare and Elaborate Welsh Iron Hearth Crane, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Eighteenth Century

Archive II An eighteenth-century wrought iron hearth crane featuring a gear mechanism, hand crank, triangular bracing, and notched pot hook. View II
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Castle Mill
Kidwelly
Carmarthenshire
SA17 5AJ
United Kingdom
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An eighteenth-century wrought iron hearth crane featuring a gear mechanism, hand crank, triangular bracing, and notched pot hook.
Rare and Elaborate Welsh Iron Hearth Crane, Carmarthenshire, Wales, Eighteenth Century
Ref: SA1182174
An eighteenth-century wrought iron hearth crane featuring a gear mechanism, hand crank, triangular bracing, and notched pot hook.
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A hearth crane is a swivelling wrought iron bracket installed inside an open fireplace to hold kettles and cooking pots. Originating in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it allowed cooks to swing heavy iron vessels over the fire or away from direct heat to control cooking temperatures safely.

Traditional hearth cranes were forged by local blacksmiths using wrought iron, which was heated and hammered by hand into structural shapes. Complex examples incorporated cast iron gear cogs, ratchets, and hand cranks to allow smooth vertical and horizontal movement of heavy cookware.

Authentic period hearth cranes display hand-hammered marks, asymmetrical forged joints, and natural surface patination or surface oxidisation. Unlike mass-produced Victorian or reproduction pieces, early regional examples often show unique blacksmith-made mechanical features such as hand-cut gear teeth and decorative scrolls.

Interior designers frequently re-mount antique hearth cranes within restored inglenook fireplaces, brick hearths, or stone alcoves to highlight historical architectural features. They can also be displayed as wall-mounted sculptural objects in kitchens, dining rooms, or rustic living spaces.

To preserve antique ironwork, gently remove loose dirt using a soft brush or dry cloth, avoiding water which promotes rust. Applying a thin coat of microcrystalline wax or specialist blacksmiths paste protects the oxidised metal finish and prevents further atmospheric corrosion.
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