andiron

A pair of andirons or a fireplace grate is critical to help get air under logs and keep them from rolling out onto the hearth.

It had a screen and a pair of andirons, but the logs that lay across them were furry with dust.

The andirons, shaped like enormous curling serpents, flank her, their glass eyes ready to glow with lit flames.

The fireplace, composed of local glazed Pewabic tiles and fronted by bronze andirons, stood out for its unique intricacies.

It takes just one touch: The magic andirons are not hot.