The nice thing about the small size of this one is that it still makes a good tabletop trivet for hot dishes. Some of the hearth trivets are really tall, about 14". The shorter legs on this one make it still quite functional for light-duty use. There are all kinds of interesting designs on the plates of these trivets too. I saw one on Ebay with a phoenix- kinda cool since it would have been rising from the ashes in the hearth.. The 18th century iron ones are neat and very primitive. The ones used to hold sad irons are spade shaped and those are easy to find. There seem to be less of the footman style ones and I hadn't seen a smaller three-legged one like mine. The ones that hang on the hearth fender are neat too. It has been interesting to see the different styles they were made in
