[TheForge] fireplace crane hardware

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Mark,

How is the strap that gets mortared into the wall prepaired?  Do they have 
chisel cuts to give ithem grip, small holes to let the mortar in, or just 
flat relying on their size to provide the grip? One of the fireplaces that I 
examined was in such bad shape that I could have just pulled the strap out, 
but that would have probably brought the whole thing down. That woldn't have 
made me any friends in the colony, since the house was owned by the colony 
and not an individual..

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

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Bob,



What I've seen on the Eastern Shore is two pieces of strap about 2 - 3 
inches wide and 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick with a hole of perhaps 3/4" diameter 
at the one end mortared into the brick wall of the fireplace/hearth. The 
upper pin is longer than the lower to facilitate mounting.



In addition to Sonns' Early American Wrought Iron, you could look at "Hooks, 
Rings and Other Things" by Barnes or "The American Hearth" by Barons and 
Card ISBN 0-937318-23-X



Mark Williams

Snow Hill, Maryland
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From: "Bob Ehrenberger" <eforge at centurytel.net>
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Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 5:21:33 PM
Subject: [TheForge] fireplace crane hardware

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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