Two iron stands for turning a spit. Both stands are almost identical. At the top of the stands hemisphere formed of a ring and four lengths connecting at the centre to a long pole that forms into two bowed legs. Where the pole separates, there is an additional leg at the back that is longer and more angular. The front of the stands have a piece of iron bolted to the front which is spade shaped at the top, followed by four spirals that come off to the side, two on each side. Below the spirals are four hooks and at the bottom is an upside down fleur de lis; broken on one of the stands.
spit stands
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