Antique Cast Iron Pennsylvania Fireback Insert North Star

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Antique Cast Iron Pennsylvania Fireback Insert North Star Description Antique Cast Iron Pennsylvania Fireback Insert North Star This finely crafted fireback from Pennsylvania Fireback is appreciated by many who own it for its image of a starlit sky and luminous moon North Star for its depiction of the ancient mariners' "Rule of the North Star" The North Star Fireback is an accurate star chart for locating the North Star. The Big Dipper constellation is shown with large stars on the right side of the fireback, and the Little Dipper is display on the left of the fireback. Here's how the "Rule of the North Star" works: Using the "pointer" stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper (the two large stars at the top, right of the fireback,) follow the line through the eye of the Moon to find the North Star (the large star at the top, left of the fireback) at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper. Hand cast with 46 pounds of iron, this fireback will do an excellent job radiating your fireplace's heat out into the room where it's most needed. Used with either a gas or wood burning fireplace, the North Star Fireback by Pennsylvania Firebacks will increase the energy efficiency of your fireplace. You can lean the North Star cast iron fireback by Pennsylvania Fireback against the back of your fireplace or use either size of the Saf-T-Boots below read more