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Hello everyone

 

I’ve received the enquiry below and I have to say that, although we do have a coal hole cover, it has been detached from it’s coal hole and any original fixings lost so I have no idea of the answer.  Does anyone have any advice that I can pass on?

 

Thanks

 

George


Subject: Request for information about coal hole covers

 

Hi,
 
   I saw on the Museum website that you have an example of a coal hole cover. We have a damaged coal hole cover and I'm hoping you can help me. I can't see any obvious way to open it and we can't get to the underside of ours to investigate it. How do the original covers open? I'm assuming that they must open from above, is this correct? As a rule, do they unscrew or pull out? Any information you can give me about this would be much appreciated, as we are looking to replace the existing cover with an iron one. The current cover is both glass and iron and it's the glass which has broken and it's now causing a hazard.
 
Thanks for your help,
 
Liz Atkins


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