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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 314151, member: 5833&quot;]I may not have seen the same photos, or may not have interpreted them correctly, but looks to me as though the structure required considerable repair at a really fundamental level.&nbsp; Bricks for the porch, or at least the steps of the porch, on the side with 2 of these whatsises must have been relaid for them now to be cemented in place.&nbsp; Would think all little appurtenances would have been set aside for their own restoration while the major work went on.&nbsp; Surely comprehensive photos would have been taken beforehand &amp; things replaced as much as possible to where they were found.&nbsp; Can&#039;t imagine something originally found inside would have been installed outside by people with a passion for recreating history.&nbsp; (Also can&#039;t imagine they wouldn&#039;t know a stand for fireplace tools when they saw one, nor that if that&#039;s what these are, the tools wouldn&#039;t have been found with them.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Also curious why there is only one in the vicinity of the front door, &amp; that one on the porch but not by the steps.&nbsp; Can&#039;t tell if it has been fixed in place or left portable.&nbsp; One lost from the front?&nbsp; Racks to hold something you were less likely to need if you were coming through the more formal front door than if entering by the other?&nbsp; We could really use some additional info from OP.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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