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Antique Mahogany and Brass Peat Bellows
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Antique Mahogany and Brass Peat Bellows

19th century
Description

A charming brass and mahogany set of early 19th.C. mechanical peat bellows with wall mounting and in good working order and in original condition. Size:- Height...8.5''/ 21.5.cm. Width...25.5''/ 65cm. Depth...6''/ 15.5cm. Free delivery on this item.

Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated these Mahogany Brass Fireplace Bellows to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
21.5cm (8.46")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
15.5cm (6.10")
Reference Numbers
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SA1242263
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24990
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Description
A charming brass and mahogany set of early 19th.C. mechanical peat bellows with wall mounting and in good working order and in original condition. Size:- Height...8.5''/ 21.5.cm. Width...25.5''/ 65cm. Depth...6''/ 15.5cm. Free delivery on this item.
Date of Manufacture

John Howkins Antiques has dated these Mahogany Brass Fireplace Bellows to the 19th Century.

Height
21.5cm (8.46")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
15.5cm (6.10")
Reference Numbers
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SA1242263
Dealers Internal Ref
24990
John Howkins Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010
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An antique mechanical rotary fireplace bellows featuring a mahogany wooden base, a brass spoked wheel with a hand crank, a driving band, and a brass casing leading to a tapered nozzle.
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Archive I An antique mechanical rotary fireplace bellows featuring a mahogany wooden base, a brass spoked wheel with a hand crank, a driving band, and a brass casing leading to a tapered nozzle.

Antique Mahogany and Brass Peat Bellows

Archive II An antique mechanical rotary fireplace bellows featuring a mahogany wooden base, a brass spoked wheel with a hand crank, a driving band, and a brass casing leading to a tapered nozzle. View II
Archive III An antique mechanical rotary fireplace bellows featuring a mahogany wooden base, a brass spoked wheel with a hand crank, a driving band, and a brass casing leading to a tapered nozzle. View III
Archive IV An antique mechanical rotary fireplace bellows featuring a mahogany wooden base, a brass spoked wheel with a hand crank, a driving band, and a brass casing leading to a tapered nozzle. View IV
Archive V An antique mechanical rotary fireplace bellows featuring a mahogany wooden base, a brass spoked wheel with a hand crank, a driving band, and a brass casing leading to a tapered nozzle. View V
Archive VI An antique mechanical rotary fireplace bellows featuring a mahogany wooden base, a brass spoked wheel with a hand crank, a driving band, and a brass casing leading to a tapered nozzle. View VI
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John Howkins Antiques
Telephone 01508 498335 or 07770 311 611
Location
The Grange
Hempnall Green
Norfolk
NR15 2NR
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Sep 2010
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An antique mechanical rotary fireplace bellows featuring a mahogany wooden base, a brass spoked wheel with a hand crank, a driving band, and a brass casing leading to a tapered nozzle.
Antique Mahogany and Brass Peat Bellows
Ref: SA1242263
An antique mechanical rotary fireplace bellows featuring a mahogany wooden base, a brass spoked wheel with a hand crank, a driving band, and a brass casing leading to a tapered nozzle.
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  • ObjectFireplace Bellows
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsRotary spoked wheel, Hand crank mechanism, Tapered brass nozzle, Shaped wooden base
  • SizeH 21.5 cm (8 in) x W 65 cm (26 in) x D 15.5 cm (6 in)

These nineteenth-century Victorian fireplace bellows combine warm brown mahogany and polished brass to create a functional mechanical piece for the hearth. The design incorporates a hand crank with a turned wooden handle, a rotary spoked wheel, a driving band, and a tapered brass nozzle secured to a shaped wooden base. Visible details include exposed metal fixings, rivets along the curved brass casing, and a wall-mounting section at the rear. Measuring 21.5 cm high, 65 cm wide, and 15.5 cm deep, the unit fits neatly beside a living room fireplace or hearth. Homeowners place such decorative fireplace accessories near a wood-burning stove or open fire to maintain fires in a Highland hunting lodge or traditional interior setting.

FAQs

Mechanical rotary bellows are hearth devices developed in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to provide a continuous airflow to stoke open fires, particularly peat or coal fires. Unlike traditional concertina bellows, they utilise a crank-driven wheel mechanism to turn an internal fan for steady air delivery.

Traditional rotary bellows were typically constructed using dense hardwoods such as mahogany or oak for the base and wheel housing, paired with cast brass or iron for the mechanical wheels, gears, and air nozzles.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-finished wood, hand-riveted metal joinery, cast metal wheels with visible casting marks or irregularities, and natural patina or surface oxidisation on the brass components.

These historical mechanical tools serve as functional decor when displayed alongside an open fireplace, stove hearth, or set upon a mantelpiece to complement traditional, rustic, or dark academia interior schemes.

Maintain the woodwork by dusting regularly and applying a microcrystalline wax polish to protect the timber. The brass elements should be dusted gently, leaving the historic patina intact rather than using abrasive chemical cleaners.
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