SC - pot lifter

[L Herr-Gelatt and J R Gelatt]

>
>	Pot lifter?  Presumably you don't mean a cloth!  With big pots I
>rely on a solid piece of wood and two strong gentlemen (some of the pots I
>have to work with are too big for me to lift empty!)
>[Yeldham, Caroline S]

It stands upright, and had a wooden handle (looks sort of like a footed
cane). The central of the three feet at the bottom is attached, via a long
pole, to the handle with a hinge. It (the central prong) has an L shaped
end. The gist of it is that you stand at normal posture and hook the L over
either the lid handle or the pot handle. You squeeze the  cane handle and
the L tightens on the pot's handle, and you lift the cane handle and put the
pot where you want it.

I also have been given a wholly historically fictional but wonderfully
useful stainless steel  pole and rack which work by tension (pole through a
hole on the rack's handle---rack shaped like a paddle). With a pot on the
rack, tension will hold it where you place it, and you can swing it in and
out of the fire as needed. The height isn't adjustable, tho, once the pot is
on the rack.

I have been looking for a big cauldron (local community center uses one for
a flower planter---but won't sell it to me!!!grrrrrrr). I really didn't give
much thought to what I would do with one once I had it!!! I have two now,
one is about 1 1/2 US gallons, one is about 1 gallon. They suffice for small
crowds. I resort to stock pots for larger crowds!

Thanks for your input. I will see if I can get a line on the sources you
indicated.

Aoife



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