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1911.79.7.2

Fly wheel for a clockwork roasting jack 1911.79.7 .1. [ASh [OPS move] 21/10/2016]

1911.79.7.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fly wheel for a clockwork roasting jack 1911.79.7 .1. [ASh [OPS move] 21/10/2016]
Long description
Fly wheel for a clockwork roasting jack [1911.79.7 .1]. The main body of the wheel has been made out of iron in the shape of a cross with each end bent to make a curve. There is a hollow projection in the centre of the cross, which allows it to secure to the pole on the roasting jack. At the end of each projection is a moulded lead triangle in the shape of a leaf. For the roasting jack see 1911.79.7 .1 [ASh [OPS move] 21/10/2016]
Cultural groups
English
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Cecil Vincent Goddard
PRM source Cecil Vincent Goddard
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Lead Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Moulded
Dimensions
Depth: max 328 mm, Height: max 25 mm, Width: max 316 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.79.7.2
Research and responses

bottle-jack, (a) a jack for roasting meat, shaped like a bottle, jack - ?A vessel for liquor (either for holding liquor, or for drinking from); orig. and usually of waxed leather coated outside with tar or pitch (= BLACK JACK 1); a (leathern) jug or tankard. arch. [OED online] [AP 19/5/2000]

Search terms: Food and Drink, Tool, Time, Cooking Tool, Food Accessory

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