![]() There could be auctions where these terms may change. Springhill Auctioneers LLC is not responsible for accidents. Springhill Auctioneers LLC may, under certain conditions, bid on behalf of lien holder and/or pre-approved absentee buyers.Īll items immediately become the responsibility of the purchaser after being sold. Announcements made by the Auctioneer at the time of the auction take precedence over printed matter. ![]() Although every precaution has been taken to assure accuracy, the seller and Springhill Auctioneers LLC shall not be liable for errors and/or omissions. No items may be removed until satisfactory payment has been made! Seller and/or Springhill Auctioneers LLC reserves the right to maintain possession of any item sold until funds (checks, drafts, or purchase orders) are verified.ĪLL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, WHERE IS, WITHOUT RECOURSE.Īll advertising information was obtained from sources deemed reliable. TAILS OF IRON WHEEL LICENSENew bidders (those without a positive Springhill Auctioneers LLC purchase history) will need a statement from their financial institution confirming their 'Good Standing' plus driver's license and viable credit card. Visa, MasterCard & Discover Cards acceptedĪll personal and company checks are subject to approval and will be documented by Photo ID. Payment can be made by Cash or approved check, Credit and Debit cards, or wire transfer, day of Auction. "This bad treatment of dogs eventually led to the founding of the SPCA.Valid credit card is needed to register to bid and will be retained by Springhill Auctioneers LLC. "In the 1850s, the founder of the was appalled by the way the turnspit dogs were treated in the hotels of Manhattan," says Weaver. The dogs were used in large hotel kitchens in America to turn spits. "In 1745, the owner of the Statehouse Inn advertised that he had turnspit dogs for sale. "The Statehouse Inn was where all the old political cronies hung out for their slice of beef and their ale," author and food historian William Woys Weaver tells us. And historians say a turnspit was active in the kitchen of the Statehouse Inn in Philadelphia. Elsewhere in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette had advertisements for turnspit dogs and wheels for sale. Hannah Penn, the wife of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, wrote to England requesting that the dog wheel for her turnspits be sent. There are actually a few records of turnspits being employed in America. "Not because of any concern for their spiritual education," says Bondeson, "but because the dogs were useful as foot warmers." The dogs were allowed to go with the family to church. On Sunday, the turnspit dog often had a day off. Lucy Worsley, chief curator at the Historic Royal Palaces in London, attempted to roast on a spit powered by a dog in a wheel at the George Inn. ![]() ![]() To train the dog to run faster, a glowing coal was thrown into the wheel, Bondeson adds. ![]() The wheels were put up quite high on the wall, far from the fire in order for the dogs not to overheat and faint." "Turnspit dogs were viewed as kitchen utensils, as pieces of machinery rather than as dogs," says Bondeson. As the dog ran, like a hamster in a cage, the spit turned. The wheel was attached to a chain, which ran down to the spit. When any meat was to be roasted, one of these dogs was hoisted into a wooden wheel mounted on the wall near the fireplace. For a true Briton, the proper way was to spit roast it in front of an open fire, using a turnspit dog." "They sneered at the idea of roasting meat in an oven. "Since medieval times, the British have delighted in eating roast beef, roast pork, roast turkey," says Jan Bondeson, author of Amazing Dogs, a Cabinet of Canine Curiosities, the book that first led us to the turnspit dog. ![]()
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