Andiron topic

An andiron (older form anderne; med. Lat. andena, anderia), sometimes called a dog, dog iron, or firedog, is a horizontal iron bar upon which logs are laid for burning in an open fireplace. They are usually used in pairs. In older eras (e.g. sixteenth to eighteenth century AD) andirons were also used as a rest for a roasting spit or sometimes had a cup-shaped top to hold porridge. The earliest andirons were forge from wrought iron. Andirons hold up the firewood so that a draft of air can pass... full article at wikipedia