Crozier type V-scrolled hand hold and square shaft. Double pointed S-shaped poker end joins at right angle to shaft. Coated with "stove black" or painted.
fire sticks
iron (metal)
wrought
Iron
Wrought
POKER
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
38.875 x 5.875 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1415
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