andiron

He was looking at the elevated portions of the andiron which were invisible to me.

Fire tools form part of the andiron set and are used for grate fires or open hearth fires of either coal or wood.

The dog stretched himself before one andiron; the cat squat down before the other.

Andiron, and′ī-urn, n. the iron bars which support the ends of the logs in a wood fire, or in which a spit turns.