[TheForge] fireplace crane hardware

[Bob Ehrenberger]

I have several of the books put on-line by the Rural development group. 
Bealer, Edge of the Anvil, Andrews book on Yellnin, Holstrem, Practical 
Blacksmithing, Plummer's book on the Sorber collection (nice cranes no 
mounting details)

The house is in Bethel MO.

I like the idea of trying to get into other historic houses in town. My 
customer said that she knew of three others that had cranes.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bruce Freeman" <freemab222 at gmail.com>
To: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>; "Blacksmithing List Sponsored 
by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] fireplace crane hardware


What books have you already checked?  I'd be happy to look in books I
have you may not have already checked.

WHERE is this house?  The best reference would be houses in the same
area, should any still have the original fireplaces.  Maybe there's a
historic house/museum in the area?

On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 5:21 PM, Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at centurytel.net> 
wrote:
> I've got a customer that wants a fireplace crane for an 1840's German 
> colony
> house that she is restoring. Making the crane itself is no problem, but 
> I'm
> unsure about period correct mounting hardware. It is my guess that the top
> pivot point would have feathered edges and be mortered into the side of 
> the
> fireplace. I have no idea what the bottom pivot should look like, a plate
> with anchor bolts holding it in place? A plate recessed in the hearth and
> mortered into place? Maybe a just a hole in one of the hearth bricks? Or
> maybe a large hole with a washer mortered in place?
>
> I've been looking through my blacksmith books and can't find the details I
> need.
>
>
> Robert Ehrenberger
> Shelbyville, Mo.
> eforge at centurytel.net
>
>
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Bruce
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