Brass spring-driven jack designed to stand on a mantel shelf with the roasting meat suspended beneath it

Made:
1700-1800 in England

Brass spring-driven jack designed to stand on a mantel shelf with the roasting meat suspended beneath it, with engraved leaf decoration and lions' feet legs, English, 1700-1800

Details

Category:
Domestic Appliances
Object Number:
1896-105
Materials:
whole, brass and dangle flywheel, iron (cast)
type:
spring-driven jack
credit:
Brown, A. (Putney)