SNOOKER TABLE IRON USES COAL OR EMBERS TO HEAT

i've have had this for many years and believe it to be an iron for ironing snooker table cloths, it has a small cockerel figure which is the handle/lock for exposing the inner part of the iron to which they would place hot coals or embers from a fire in order to heat it.
Nice if your an Iron collector, or interested in old snooker stuff. Read more