[Sca-cooks] Ebay listing of possible interest

[Olwen the Odd]

> > On the fifth plate (second set of two's), the one with the shovel on it,
>the
> > freestanding thing at the bottom center looks to me like a sink with
>handles
> > and running water.  Wonder what it really is.
> > Olwen
>
>That's exactly what that is. A sink with twin spigots.
>But there do not appear to be valves on the spigots...
>It looks like it is just a redirection of some flowing water
>source to supply water to the kitchen for cooking.
>Perhaps there is a cistern of some kind where water is
>pumped just before use. the use of chain and spear pumps
>to raise water is well documented. (See De re Metallica)
>It makes sense, too. Who wants to fetch water from the well
>every time you need to fill a damn pot. If they had any sense
>they also had some kind of swing hook and chain to suspend a pot
>under either spigot for filling.
>
>I also notice a fairly modern looking mandoline slicer in the second to
>last plate, to the
>left of the peel and colander.
>
>(I like the treadle powered waterstone in the scullery to keep the knives
>"wicked sharp"!)
>
>Brandu

Did you notice that in the first plate with cooks on it, the fellow in the
center looks like he is spinning a wisk?  Odd positioning of the hands for
anything else I can think of.
I did notice the mandoline, but I don't use one so didn't pay much attention
to it.  I prefer hand slicing and mixing for the most part.
My best friend Charley used to sharpen everything in the house that was
supposed to have an edge.  It go to be downright dangerous.  It wasn't
limited to the scullery either!
Olwen

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