Cast Iron Fire Place Summer Cover and Surround

Surround measures 30.25'' x 30.5''

Cover measures 20.25'' W x 24.5'' H

A summer cover was 1 of the 3 components commonly used on small coal fireplaces. The surround served as a frame for the fireplace opening. There were usually tabs on the lower portion of the surround onto which the coal grate hung inside of the fireplace. The cover door also mounted onto this surround frame, attaching from the outside.

During World War II the government came through neighborhoods collecting scrap metal to use for the war effort and the covers were often donated to the cause.