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Chimney Cranes are a feature of the homes of the American
British North America

British North America consisted of the colonies and territories of the British Empire in continental North America after the end of the American Revolutionary War and the recognition of United States ....
 Colonial period
Colonial Period

Colonial Period may generally refer to any period in a country's history when it was subject to administration by a Colonialism power.*Korea under Japanese rule...
. Common in many houses of the era, the chimney crane is thought to be a Yankee
Yankee

The term Yankee, sometimes abbreviated to Yank, has a few related meanings, often referring to someone of United States origin or heritage. Within the United States its meaning has varied over time....
 invention. The purpose of the crane is to allow a cooking pot to be swung away from the fire, preventing burn injuries to the cook as well as regulating temperature of the pot. The chimney crane is an important step in open hearth
Hearth

In common historic and modern usage, a hearth is a brick- or rock -lined fireplace or oven used for cooking and/or heating. Because of its nature, in historic times the hearth was considered an integral part of a home, often its central or most important feature: its Latin name is focus....
 cooking
Cooking

Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat, selecting, measuring and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure for producing safe and edible food....
 as it helped save lives and allowed cooks to be more creative.

European fireplace
Fireplace

A fireplace is an architecture structure to contain a fire for heating and, especially historically, for cooking. A fire is contained in a Firebox or firepit; a chimney or other flue directs gas and particulate exhaust to escape....
s usually had a chain that hung directly over the fire.






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Chimney Cranes are a feature of the homes of the American
British North America

British North America consisted of the colonies and territories of the British Empire in continental North America after the end of the American Revolutionary War and the recognition of United States ....
 Colonial period
Colonial Period

Colonial Period may generally refer to any period in a country's history when it was subject to administration by a Colonialism power.*Korea under Japanese rule...
. Common in many houses of the era, the chimney crane is thought to be a Yankee
Yankee

The term Yankee, sometimes abbreviated to Yank, has a few related meanings, often referring to someone of United States origin or heritage. Within the United States its meaning has varied over time....
 invention. The purpose of the crane is to allow a cooking pot to be swung away from the fire, preventing burn injuries to the cook as well as regulating temperature of the pot. The chimney crane is an important step in open hearth
Hearth

In common historic and modern usage, a hearth is a brick- or rock -lined fireplace or oven used for cooking and/or heating. Because of its nature, in historic times the hearth was considered an integral part of a home, often its central or most important feature: its Latin name is focus....
 cooking
Cooking

Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat, selecting, measuring and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure for producing safe and edible food....
 as it helped save lives and allowed cooks to be more creative.

European fireplace
Fireplace

A fireplace is an architecture structure to contain a fire for heating and, especially historically, for cooking. A fire is contained in a Firebox or firepit; a chimney or other flue directs gas and particulate exhaust to escape....
s usually had a chain that hung directly over the fire. The chimney crane, by contrast, was bolted to the wall and was hinged in order to swing easily. Numerous pots, kettles and other items could be hung on the crane to simmer and cook over the flames.

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