Fire/log basket

I have had this for a number of years, but am not sure whether it might have been made to use as a fire basket, or a decorative log basket. Does anyone have any ideas.

Any help much appreciated.

 

we'll need photo's

 

Hi Komokwa

Many thanks for your reply. The photos are contained in the post's attachment.

 

well....ok.....but....there are many members here who will not open attachments , so putting real pics in your post will get the most help for you.

 

many thanks for the tip, much appreciated

 

open...metal...handles.....ya, i'd say for logs next to the fireplace...

 

I'd only ever seen them used as a magazine holder

 

You'd get an awful lot of magazines in it!!!

 

or a fireplace grate itself though not sure it is sturdy enough.
https://www.google.com/search?q=vin...z5XSAhUqsFQKHRwqDR8Q_AUICCgC&biw=1024&bih=649

https://www.firebacks.net/fireplace-grates.html

What are the dimensions?

--- Susan

 

the bottom is an open metal grate....any magazines would fall thru .....

u must mean something like this....

 

hummm, hadn't though of that.......hummmmm....

still, those handles....speak of moving it around....

 

Depending on the dimensions, the handles are probably for removing it from the firebox to clean up the ashes after each fire.

 

Dimensions are approx 2ft side to side by 1ft tall by 1ft front to back. it is also extremely heavy, upwards of 30kg

 

Well none of these have handles.....Lady's link..



And they have flat backs for leaning up to the wall....
Splain that Mansons....

 

Flat backed grates were usually designed for shallow (sometimes only 12" deep) fireplace designed for burning coal. You wouldn't want blazing logs in such a shallow recess.

Larger grates were used in place of dogs in much larger fireplaces (3-6' wide, up to 2' deep). Blaze away!!!!