National Museum of American History
"Chesterman's Patent Lever" Bottle Jack
1855 - 1885
Roasting jack or spit engine consisting of a tall, slender, cylindrical shaft with hanging hook mounted on top of a larger cylinder containing a spring-powered mechanism; conical turning tip with small suspension hook extends through opening in the flat hexagonal base plate and rotates the suspended cast iron spit wheel with sliding hanging rings. Rectangular embossed nameplate for "CHESTERMAN'S / PATENT LEVER / ROAST-JACK / SHEFFIELD."
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