They are in very good condition but show Metal Rust Patina pitting from the years. making them very unique! These are a really great old pair of antique cast metal Andirons. 1900 MARKED: 56 PATINA METAL CAST EACH WEIGHS 12 POUNDS Each has a religious or Celtic Gothic type cross design on the front. SELF STANDING ANDIRONS TO HOLD THE WOOD LOG LOGS c. ANTIQUE GOTHIC CROSS OLD VICTORIAN CAST IRON METAL FIREPLACE ANDIRONS FIRE DOGS. Thank you! Txzj pxzj7 txzj5įREE SHIPPING FOR 48 USA CONNECTING STATES ONLY GREAT ANTIQUE VINTAGE ARCHITECTURAL& GARDEN ANDIRONS FIREPLACES ACCESSORIES ANTIQUE FIREPLACE WOOD. Please email us for a shipping estimate prior to bidding. We ship promptly upon receipt of Paypal payment. Please remit payment via Paypal within 3 days of auction close. CHECK EBAY SHIPPING CALCULATOR FOR CHOICE OF USPS PARCEL SELECT OR UPS TO DETERMINE THE BEST RATE TO YOUR AREA THANK YOU FOR LOOKING! WE GUARANTEE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND ASK THAT YOU EMAIL US WITH ANY CONCERNS BEFORE LEAVING FEEDBACK. SO.BUY WITH CONFIDENCE! BE SURE TO CHECK OUR OTHER EBAY STORE ITEMS FOR MORE GREAT COLLECTIBLES AND ESTATE FINDS. WE TAKE GREAT CARE IN PACKING AND SHIPPING. EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS PRIOR TO PURCHASING. EACH MEASURES 15" LONG AND 15" HIGH PLEASE VIEW PHOTOS AS THEY ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. THEY ARE STILL STRUCTURALY VERY SOUND AND DON'T APPEAR TO HAVE ANY MAJOR ISSUES. more click picture to enlarge HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: THIS WONDERFUL PAIR OF GEORGE WASHINGTON ANDIRONS/FIREDOGS MADE BY VIRGINIA METALCRAFTERS.CIRCA 1900) ALTHOUGH THE IRONS HAVE A RUSTY PATINA. GEORGE WASHINGTON CAST IRON ANDIRONS FIREDOGS VIRGINIA METALCRAFTERS WAYNESBORO click picture to enlarge click picture to enlarge click picture to enlarge. The name comes from Hamsher’s favorite pastime: sitting by the fire with her dog and watching Lakers games.īuy our books at a local store,, or Barnes&. Similarly, a “dog-grate” (also called a “dog-stove”) was “a detached fire-grate standing in a fireplace upon supports called dogs,” according to the OED.īy the way, the name of the liberal blog FireDogLake doesn’t refer to firedogs, according to an article in Washingtonian magazine about the site’s founder, Jane Hamsher. These were variously called “firedogs,” “dog irons,” “iron dogs” or just “dogs.” The first quotation in the OED refers to “One paire of dogges in the Chymly” (1596). It was perhaps inevitable that an andiron would eventually be referred to as a “dog,” and this first came about (as far as we know) in the late 16th century.Īs one of its definitions of “dog,” the OED has this: “One of a pair of iron or brass utensils placed one on each side of a fireplace to support burning wood = andiron (more fully called fire-dogs).” The OED has citations from 1458 for “doggs of Iryn,” and from 1552 for “Dogge of yron,” to describe such implements. The word “dog,” meanwhile, has been used since the mid-1400s for a variety of mechanical devices or tools for grabbing or holding: clamps, levers, nails, screws, pincers, grappling irons, and so on. In the early days, people confused the ending of aundyrne with two Middle English spellings of “iron” – yre and yren.Īs the Oxford English Dictionary says, the ending of the word was identified in people’s minds with the old words yre, yren, and eventually “iron.” Where the Old French came from we don’t know. The presence of “iron” in later versions of the word was the result of a misunderstanding.
“Andiron” (adopted from the Old French andier) has been in the English language since 1300, and was originally spelled aundyrne in English. What is the history of these words?Ī: Firedogs and andirons are the same thing – metal supports used in pairs in a fireplace to hold burning logs.
I’ve always called them “andirons,” but I’ve often heard them referred to as “firedogs.” And Mark Twain calls them “dog-irons” in Huck Finn. Q: I have a question about the things that logs rest on in a fireplace.
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