Morse, Frances Clary · New York, the MacMillan Co. · leaf 321
lllus. 247. —Mantel at Mount Vernon, 1760-1770. ASTOR, LENOX i- tilden foundations. Fires and Lights 295 sides of the grate are of brass. These were at firstcalled cat-stones to distinguish them from fire-dogs, but later they were named hob-grates. … lUus. 248.—Mantel with Hob-grate. 1776. Below the grate is a small brass fender to preventthe ashes from scattering, and around the fireplaceis a fender of iron wire with brass rails and feet. 296 Furniture of the Olden Time The hob-grate was more in use in the South thanin the North. In 1745,…
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