Re: Buckets with ears ...

["Cezary Wyszynski"]

Hi

I think we often forget that coopery buckets where very very common in 
medieval daylife and in craftsmen workshops ..
Used every day for different purposes ... and not moved so many times from 
one place to another, so thats why there is even no need for any handle .. 
you can use just your hands and wooden ears to move it or take it to another 
place.
Sometimes you can also attach a pole/stick for a while like on a picture you 
have shown.

best
Cezar
p.s. if you will find any sources (paintings, frescos, pictures from 
findings etc) with coopery products, please do not hesitate to share with me 
... I will make my database in english too.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Keel" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: Buckets with ears ...


> Hello
>
> Wow, what a wonderful job you did. I just learned a lot about something I
> never before even cared about. This is exactly what I love about this
> mailinglist. So here come my comments somewhat unrelated to history:
>
> * on the Sun, Jan 15, 2006 at 09:43:57PM +0100, Cezary Wyszynski wrote:
>> 7. most buckets which have iron rings comes with iron handles and iron 
>> ears
>> (since those -- well and canon -- buckets has to be very strong)
>
> Well, did you try to hang a bucket with a stick onto a rope or onto a
> hook on a connon? Doesn't work.
>
> So it seems that metal handles were mainly used where necessary, in that
> case whenever you had to hang a bucket to some sole hook or rope. I doubt
> that this has something to do with strength.
>
> Also, they probably thought having a bucket with ears where you can
> put a stick trough (or remove it if not used) is quite useful. I found
> this pretty enlightening: 
> http://kvast.blakulla.net/patrik/bilder/14651475.jpg
>
> It might even be possible that most buckets had no fixed handles at
> all -- which would change the view on how a bucket was looked at
> considerably from our view. Every bucket would be a basin as well.
>
> As said, no historical facts here, only logic & speculation ;)
>
> Cheers
> Seegras
> -- 
> Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve
> neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin
>
>
>