Scottish Lion wrought iron

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Wash tub?Heating hot water?Cooking? Cast Iron creosote from chimney Could this be what these are? Wash tubs inset into the chimney? They have built in fireboxes underneath that the flue connects to the chimney. I love the cabinets built in to the chimney . If I were able to use this I imagine they would be warm and perfect for raising bread, making yogurt or keeping warm dishes. There are two of these cast iron tubs . Filled with hot water you could keep pots of food warm. This was an early farm house from the early 1800's and if they had a lot of folks to feed. .. well, I saw this once at a Shaker Village in Hancock ,MA.They had water under all the cooking pots. Does any one know? This is in my kitchen now but years ago this was an unheated section of the house and it was only used in the summer/fall. On the other side of this chimney was the kitchen/keeping room. Praire Patch Blog Party Link