Clockwork Spit Jack/Bottle Jack

Object detail

Accession number

2023.6

Maker

George Salter & Co

Production period

Victorian
19th Century

Description

Bottle-jack (also called roasting jack or spit jack). Brass unit, shaped like a bottle, with clockwork motor in a cylinder with octagonal base, hanging loop at top and small protrusion at bottom with small hole on end for attaching wheel, keyhole at side of cylinder. Impressed maker's mark "40 / SALTER & CO / WARRANTED". Wheel is iron, painted black with hook attached top and bottom, cross beam inside wheel with gaps at centre of each containing adjustable loop mechanisms. Key is small, silver, wide handle.

Marks

40 / SALTER & CO / WARRANTED Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Copper Alloy/Brass
Processed Material/Metal/Iron/Cast Iron

Credit Line

George Salter & Co. Clockwork Spit Jack/Bottle Jack, 2023.6. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Tool, Hearth Cooking Spit Tools & Equipment for Materials Food Processing & Preparation T&E Food Preparation Equipment

Collection type

Domestic Technology Technology

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