Morse, Frances Clary · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 319
lllus. 247. — i..a;.;- Vernon. 1760-1770. Fires and Lights 295 ides of the grate are of brass. These were a first.ailed cat-stones to distinguish them from fire-dogs but later they were named hob-grates. SI ca … lllus. 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 teet. 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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