Coal scuttle

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A coal scuttle, sometimes spelled coalscuttle and also called a hod, "coal bucket", or "coal pail", is a bucket-like container for holding a small, intermediate supply of coal convenient to an indoor coal-fired stove or heater. It is usually made of metal and shaped like a vertical cylinder or truncated cone, with the open top slanted for pouring coal on a fire. It may have one or two handles. Homes that don't use coal sometimes use a coal scuttle decoratively.

The word scuttler comes, via Middle English and Old English, from the Latin word Scutula, meaning a shallow pan[citation needed].

Coal Scuttle
Coal scuttle
A coal scuttle used for storing ashes