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Description:
Sheet Iron Bird Roasting Oven, America, late 18th/early 19th century, the rectangular roasting box on four splayed wire legs with rectangular vent in top, with nine wire bird hooks suspended through top of box, (imperfections),ht. 18 1/4, wd. 18 1/4, dp. 6 in.
Note: See The American Hearth (Binghamton, New York: The Broome County Historical Society, 1976),no. 94.
Provenance: The Howard Roth Collection.
Estimate $300-500
Legs have bowed slightly over time, causing oven to sit unevenly; some discoloration on box interior.
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