Striking c. 18th c. Hand-forged Iron Hanging Meat Rack snail So many wonderful wooden boxes

So many wonderful wooden boxes in the world

Also great filled with rocks and maybe a little water to keep them looking as beautiful as they did when you picked them off the beach

but it is in overall excellent condition and structurally very sound

I assume--who carved these and colored them with crayon in a very dedicated manner

including ladders and pedestals and this perfect chair

Striking c. 18th c. Hand-forged Iron Hanging Meat Rack snail So many wonderful wooden boxesThis 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