Stoneware 2 gallon jug made by Nichols and Boynton, Burlington, VT. This is the stamp of Nichols and Boynton from 1854 to 1855 (William Ketchum, Jr., American Stoneware, p. 45). Good condition with a star imperfection shown in one of the detail images. Height 14 inches.

Early 19th century iron and brass ladle. Hand wrought by a blacksmith. Measures 13 inches long. The brass bowl is 2 inches wide by .75 inches deep and is affixed with copper rivets.

Very rare 17th to 18th century English or American hand forged iron salamander for hearth cooking. Used as a spatula when needed, with its round end the salamander was primarily a browning iron holding a dish above the flame for the final touch or heated to red hot in the fire, then held above a roast or a custard to brown the surface. By one estimate, for every 1,000 peels or spatulas, perhaps one salamander survives. Measures 17 and one eighth inches long and 3 and one eighth inches across its flat serving end.

American 18th century country kitchen chopper. Hand wrought iron with wooden handle.

Sterling silver and ebony tea strainerF M Whiting tea strainer c1896-1914. Marked Sterling 20234. Measures 7 x 3 and one eighth inches.