JENNR8R

Does anyone know what this brass receptacle is called and what it is used for? It was sitting on a fireplace hearth. It's too small to be an ash bucket.

Tartan

I could see the little pot to be used to carry wood ash out but I don’t know what the instrument is for.

dunster

It's a smudge pot with a wand. You fill the pot with kerosene, and the pumice stone at the end of the wand soaks up the kerosene. You then use that to start the fire.

JENNR8R

Thank you Dunster! That's exactly what it is. I'd never have guessed. Here is a video of how it works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stc4WhBrLEg

Jingle

I thought it was something to start a fire with. Dunster knew exactly what it was.