I thought it was hooks for the mugs, and pretty platters...and ...
here, this is what I remember from the record i used to have - and I loved this songs and used to sing it all the time:
He left me a skillet, and pot and a griddle,
a knife and a fork that would open
....A few pewter platters
and thenext line I may never have known..but I would guess that they might get bent, but never broken...I will listen again.