Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Week of Sept. 22, 2014BEACHWOOD, Ohio – In past centuries, fireplace tools consisted of a poker and tongs to rearrange burning logs, a small shovel to remove ashes, perhaps a whiskbroom to sweep up leftover fuel and ashes, and a bellows to encourage flames to burn brighter. The fireplace was the main heating source for small houses before 1900, […]