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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ownedbybear, post: 372561, member: 29&quot;]We had pit saws here in the 16th C and I see no reason this might not be that early. It&#039;s a pot shelf by the look of it: for wooden or sometimes pewter mugs, platters and goblets in a cottage, hung on the wall. Not placed over a fire or in the inglenook, but close by, so that it has the soot and fat of centuries. It&#039;s missing its bottom shelf. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d agree with country made, not neccessarily by a farmer, but a local. I also agree on it being rescued at some time: people had so little that everything was precious. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re still in the West, take it to Exeter or Truro museum. it&#039;s astonishing how much of this survives - and it&#039;s not expensive to buy, either.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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